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desecrate

[ des-i-kreyt ]

verb (used with object)

desecrated, desecrating.
  1. to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
  2. to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
  3. to treat with sacrilege; profane.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



desecrate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action
  2. to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··· ···ٴǰ noun
  • ···پDz [des-i-, krey, -sh, uh, n] noun
  • ܲ···· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of desecrate1

First recorded in 1665–75; de- + -secrate, modeled on consecrate
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of desecrate1

C17: from de- + consecrate
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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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Family and friends feared that the killers or their allies, who remain at large, would desecrate any memorial, as they did to tributes that cropped up shortly after his death.

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They have left families devastated and the sites desecrated, sparking anger.

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“And we are desecrating our planet, using and abusing her — and she’s done. Women are saying, ‘Enough.

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In the US last summer, Jewish graves were desecrated in the city of Cincinnati.

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