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Webster 1913 Edition

Desecration

Desˊe-cra′tion

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Noun.

The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.

Webster 1828 Edition

Desecration

DESECRATION

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Noun.

The act of diverting from a sacred purpose or use to which a thing had been devoted; the act of diverting from a sacred character or office.

Definition 2024

desecration

desecration

English

Noun

desecration ‎(plural desecrations)

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

Synonyms

Related terms

desecrate

Translations

act of disrespect towards sacred

Bulgarian: оскверняване (bg) n ‎(oskvernjávane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 褻瀆 (zh), 亵渎 (zh) ‎(xièdú), 污辱 (zh) ‎(wūrǔ)
Dutch: heiligschennis (nl) f, ontheiliging f
Finnish: häpäisy, häväistys, häpäiseminen
French: profanation (fr) f
German: Profanierung (de) f, Profanation f, Entheiligung f, Schändung f, Entweihung f

Greek: βεβήλωση (el) f ‎(vevílosi)
Japanese: 冒涜 (ja) ‎(ぼうとく, bōtoku)
Polish: zbeszczeszczenie n, profanacja (pl) f
Russian: оскверне́ние (ru) n ‎(oskvernénije), профана́ция (ru) f ‎(profanácija), надруга́тельство (ru) n ‎(nadrugátelʹstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: mì-choisrigeadh m

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