Desecration synonyms

desikrā′shən

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sacrilege
The definition of a sacrilege is a desecration or violation of something that is held sacred.
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secularization
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious ("irreligious") values and secular institutions.
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desecrate
To inappropriately change.
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irreverence
The definition of irreverence is disrepect.
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defilement
(Military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
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blasphemy (related)
The definition of blasphemy is saying something concerning God that is very disrespectful.
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corruption
Evil or wicked behavior; depravity
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debasement
The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
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violation
The act of breaching the law; contravening a duty or right.
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vitiation
A reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something
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vulgarization
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of vulgarisation.
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honor (antonym)
American standard spelling of honour.
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praise (antonym)
(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise
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sanctification (antonym)
The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
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sacred (related)
An act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred
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massacre (related)
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atrocity (related)
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killing (related)
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debase
To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade.
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Desecration Sentence Examples

  • The act was at once an assertion of commanding authority and an open condemnation of the religious rulers who had permitted the desecration.

  • The earlier caliphs desired their tombs to be kept secret, for fear of desecration.

  • From the standpoint of the popular religion, the removal of the local altars, like Hezekiah's destruction of the brazen serpent, would be an act of desecration, an iconoclasm which can be partly appreciated from the sentiments of 2 Kings xviii.

  • On the intervention of Agrippa the order was countermanded, and the assassination of the emperor (41) effectually stopped the desecration.

  • Zealously carrying out the conditions of the peace, the peasants not only battered down the detested forts, they even destroyed the chapel at the Harzburg and committed other acts of desecration.

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