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Meanings of desecrate in inglês

português
profanar

To remove the consecration from a person or an object.

profanar

Remove the consecration from a person or an object.

Usage of desecrate in inglês
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Tribal leaders say the pipeline will desecrate sacred land and pollute water.
Reuters
2
She could not let the fae desecrate her sister's body this way.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
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Atonement is a sacred day to me; I could not desecrate it.
Other Things Being Equal
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The young rascal cries out whenever I desecrate him with my touch.
The Yeoman Adventurer
5
From a Chinese view-point it is an awful thing to desecrate them.
New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening
6
For her, what the Midland had done was to desecrate a shrine.
The Old Wives' Tale
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To defile or despoil such beauty would be to desecrate a shrine.
The Reconstructed School
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Are we certain that the spider-wolves won't desecrate any of our dead?
Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
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�WhileI live, �hesaid, �nounworthy eye shall desecrate that picture.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1
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Why should we desecrate noble and beautiful souls by intruding on them?
Essays — First Series
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Why should we desecrate noble and beautiful souls by intruding upon them?
Flower of the Dusk
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The ravages of the sea only emptied it: the sea does not desecrate.
A Wanderer in Holland
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They desecrate poppy symbols, then blame Islamic citizens for the sabotage.
The South African
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Many believe that climbers desecrate the formation when they scale it.
Climbing Magazine
15
The rumour is true that those cursed Zionists intend to desecrate the place.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
16
It did not desecrate him, or you, nor the place where it occurred.
The Unwilling Vestal
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profanar
Desecrate through the time
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