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Synonyms for desecration
des·e·cra·tion
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desecrationnoun
Synonyms:
blasphemy, profanation, sacrilegedesecrationnoun
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
Synonyms:
profanation, blasphemy, sacrilege
Princeton's WordNet
profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilegenoun
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
"desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Synonyms:
sacrilege, blasphemy, profanation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
desecrationnoun
Synonyms:
profanation, pollution, misuse, abuse, prostitution, perversion
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
desecrationnoun
Synonyms:
profanation, secularization
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "desecration":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#33803 | blasphemy | |
#51652 | desecration | |
#86655 | sacrilege | |
#98363 | defilement | |
#247237 | profanation |
How to use desecration in a sentence?
I am thankful for the strong, united response of our university community to the desecration of the James Meredith statue last year, confirming our university values of civility and respect. what it is saying is that the only possible justice for a black in the state of Mississippi is the federal government and if there's anything that we don't need it's that being our only means of expecting justice.
It just felt like hubris, it almost felt like a desecration of the holy book to put his signature on the front writ large, literally.
The destruction of public monuments is a desecration of our honored dead, and an example of liberal fascism in its ugliest form.
Its an all-out desecration.
The city of Atlanta has the most extensive training requirements in the southeast, our training includes vital areas like desecration training techniques, mental health, community-oriented policing, crisis intervention training as well as civil rights history education. This training needs space and that’s exactly what Atlanta Public Safety Training Center is going to offer.
Translations for desecration
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- оскверняванеBulgarian
- vanhelligelseDanish
- Profanation, Profanierung, Entweihung, Schändung, EntheiligungGerman
- βεβήλωσηGreek
- profanaciónSpanish
- هتک حرمتPersian
- häpäiseminen, häväistys, häpäisyFinnish
- profanationFrench
- mì-choisrigeadhScottish Gaelic
- חילול קודשHebrew
- 冒涜Japanese
- heiligschennis, ontheiligingDutch
- profanacja, zbeszczeszczeniePolish
- надругательство, профанация, осквернениеRussian
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