DESECRATED
desecrated
(adjective) treated with disrespect and contempt; “many desecrated shrines and cemeteries”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
desecrated
simple past tense and past participle of desecrate
Source: Wiktionary
DESECRATE
Des"e*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desecrating.] Etym: [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- + sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
Definition: To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate. The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without being previously desecrated. W. Tooke. The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those who should desecrate their donations. Salmon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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