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What (who) is Desecrate - definition
THE DEPRIVING OF SOMETHING OF ITS SACRED CHARACTER
Desecrated; Desecrate; Desecrations; Desecrates; Desecrating; Desecrator; Desecrators; Desecrater; Desecraters
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desecrate
['d?s?kre?t]
¦ verb treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.
Derivatives
desecration noun
desecrator noun
Origin
C17: from de- (expressing reversal) + a shortened form of consecrate.
desecrate
v. a.
Profane, pollute, treat sacrilegiously, pervert to unholy uses.
Desecrate
·vt 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.
Wikipedia
Desecration
Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.
Examples of use of Desecrate
1. It is forbidden to desecrate the Shabbat for this cause.
2. The train breaks down and he‘s afraid he will desecrate the Sabbath.
3. "The coalition force in this incident did not desecrate any religious articles.
4. He starts praying ‘God, please don‘t let me desecrate the Sabbath.
5. But, worse still, army orders to desecrate Shabbat are a direct affront to religious sensibilities.