HyperDic: desecration

English > 1 sense of the word desecration:
NOUNactdesecration, profanation, blasphemy, sacrilegeblasphemous behavior
desecration > pronunciation
Soundsdehsahkrey'shahn; dehzahkrey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > desecration: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningblasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.
Example"desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Synonymsprofanation, blasphemy, sacrilege
Broaderirreverence, violationA disrespectful act
Spanishblasfemia, profanación, profanamiento, sacrilegio
Catalanblasfèmia, profanació, sacrilegi
Verbsdesecrateviolate the sacred character of a place or language

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