About The Word Desecrate
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Desecrate
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What's The Definition Of Desecrate?
[v] remove the consecration from a person or an object
[v] violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" Synonyms | Synonyms for Desecrate: deconsecrate | outrage | profane | violate Related Terms | Find terms related to Desecrate: abuse | adulterate | alloy | befoul | canker | cheapen | coarsen | commit sacrilege | confound | contaminate | convert | corrupt | debase | debauch | defalcate | defile | deflower | degenerate | degrade | denature | deprave | depredate | desolate | despoil | devalue | devastate | devour | dishonor | distort | divert | embezzle | foul | infect | maladminister | misapply | misappropriate | misemploy | mishandle | mismanage | misuse | peculate | pervert | pilfer | pillage | poison | pollute | profane | prostitute | ravage | ravish | sack | spoliate | taint | twist | ulcerate | violate | vitiate | vulgarize | warp | waste See Also | assail | assault | attack | change by reversal | reverse | set on | turn Desecrate In Webster's Dictionary \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See {Sacred}.]
To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
without being previously desecrated. --W. Tooke.
The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
who should desecrate their donations. --Salmon.
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