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desecrate
/ ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪt /
verb
- to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action
- to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate
Derived Forms
- ˈdeseˌcrator, noun
- ˌdeseˈcration, noun
Other Words From
- des·e·crat·er des·e·cra·tor noun
- des·e·cra·tion [des-i-, krey, -sh, uh, n] noun
- un·des·e·crat·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of desecrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of desecrate1
Example Sentences
By testing them for drugs, police “desecrated” Ta’Naja’s ashes, Barnes said in the lawsuit filed against the city of Springfield and six Springfield police officers.
John Walker, when surrounded by people filming his deeds, makes a very different choice and—this cannot be emphasized enough—desecrates the symbolism of the shield by decapitating an innocent man with it.
They took selfies as they smashed windows and doors, desecrated sacred objects and paraded through the Capitol rotunda.
Scientists suspect the mud wrap may have been used to restore the body’s shape after it was desecrated, potentially by tomb robbers.
Leg fractures and other damage to the mummy’s body hint that the mud wrap may have been used to restore the body after it was desecrated, potentially by tomb robbers.
It was no human remains that he was commanded to desecrate; the bones referred to were those of Mother Earth.
Do not neglect it; do not misuse it; before all things do not defile and desecrate it.
They used to have to stop miles away, as no engine was allowed to desecrate the holy city of Pekin.
You desecrate our sacred memories when you allow small suspicions and fears to enter your thoughts of me.
Proceeding straight up to the high altar, he bent his knee before the God whose name he was now so soon to desecrate.
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