NOUN | act | desecration, profanation, blasphemy, sacrilege | blasphemous behavior |
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Sounds | dehsahkrey'shahn; dehzahkrey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character. | |
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Example | "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" | |
Synonyms | profanation, blasphemy, sacrilege | |
Broader | irreverence, violation | A disrespectful act |
Spanish | blasfemia, profanación, profanamiento, sacrilegio | |
Catalan | blasfèmia, profanació, sacrilegi | |
Verbs | desecrate | violate the sacred character of a place or language |
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