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Meanings of
desecration
in English
Portuguese
blasfêmia
Catalan
blasfèmia
Spanish
sacrilegio
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Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.
blasphemy
sacrilege
profanation
Portuguese
blasfêmia
Usage of
desecration
in English
1
But with this last
desecration
the Storm seemed satisfied; its fury abated.
2
Erlendur surveyed the area, silently rueing the disruption, the damage, the
desecration
.
3
The attacks were triggered by reports of the
desecration
of the Koran.
4
No other civilised nation would allow such
desecration
of its loveliest estuary.
5
The odor of the best Virginia would seem to me a
desecration
.
6
God's voice against the
desecration
of His image spoke in the soul.
7
But do they support the
desecration
of ancient spiritual monuments in Australia?
8
The final straw for me was the
desecration
of my mum's grave.
9
It delegitimizes and undermines and belittles the horror, invasion,
desecration
they experienced.
10
And the constant reference thereto, by her cousin, seemed like a
desecration
.
11
She stood before him like a vestal guarding her temple from
desecration
.
12
Those whose dead lay buried there raised effectual outcries against this
desecration
.
13
He felt this stranger's presence in her chamber to be a
desecration
.
14
Amid violation,
desecration
,
and destruction, Albert of Belgium has won imperishable fame.
15
But I can't-itseems
desecration
to talk about it, even to Dad.
16
Then Eunice's sallow face crimsoned, and her eyes flashed, over the
desecration
.
Other examples for "desecration"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
desecration
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
such desecration
seem a desecration
investigate the desecration
add desecration
hideous desecration
More collocations
Translations for
desecration
Portuguese
blasfêmia
blasfémia
sacrilégio
profanação
Catalan
blasfèmia
profanació
sacrilegi
Spanish
sacrilegio
Desecration
through the time
Desecration
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common