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Meanings of desecration in inglês
Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.
Sinônimos
Examples for "blasphemy"
Examples for "blasphemy"
1
He said the government was not taking the issue of blasphemy seriously.
2
Aunt Prue gasped; that was blasphemy as far as she was concerned.
3
Sir, -Thirty-fiveper cent voted No in the recent blasphemy referendum.
4
Several Muslim leaders called for international action to outlaw acts of blasphemy.
5
If you wanted to define blasphemy, you couldn't get a better example.
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To invade this world is not bad breeding; it is social sacrilege.
2
Mr. Stockton regarded the proposed act in the light of a sacrilege.
3
He is wanted for multiple cases of sacrilege and housebreakings in Manchester.
4
That was the law concerning sacrilege against the trees of the gods.
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But I was in a hurry to leave the scene of sacrilege.
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We start back in horror, as if in the act of profanation.
2
This manner of profanation is also described by the Lord in Matthew:
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The gentle eye of Mrs. Bullfrog scarcely rebuked me for the profanation.
4
God preserve me from tempting you with ambition; that would be profanation.
5
That is, indeed, the greatest profanation and dishonor of the divine name.
Usage of desecration in inglês
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.
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Translations for desecration
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Desecration through the time
Desecration across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common