DESECRATION

profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege

(noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; “desecration of the Holy Sabbath”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

desecration (countable and uncountable, plural desecrations)

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

Synonyms

• blasphemy

• sacrilege

• profanation

Anagrams

• considerate, decreations, resonicated

Source: Wiktionary


Des`e*cra"tion, n.

Definition: The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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