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desecrate
[des-i-kreyt]
verb (used with object)
to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
to treat with sacrilege; profane.
Synonyms: , , , ,
desecrate
/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /
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
Other Word Forms
- desecrater noun
- desecrator noun
- desecration noun
- undesecrated adjective
- ˈˌٴǰ noun
- ˌˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of desecrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of desecrate1
Example Sentences
Offenders could face up to three months in prison and a £1,000 fine for desecrating the monument to Britain's wartime leader.
Tension was brewing between us, but I was terrified to address it and desecrate our sacred platonic bond as roommates.
"After the killing, you desecrated your husband's corpse. I do not know why you killed him."
A hospitalman at the former Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Mass., was charged with, among other things, desecrating the flag by blowing his nose on one.
The crypt was also damaged during another break in, also in 2019, and the church said at the time that several mummified remains - including the 400-year-old remains of a nun - were desecrated.
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