desecration
US/dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/
desecration noun: an act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
Noun
desecration (countable and uncountable, plural desecrations)
- An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
- It seemed a desecration and an unhallowed thing to touch that sleeping image of the live man by my side.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- In the same year as the Furness objection, sadder tidings befell St Pancras Priory at Lewes, in East Sussex. Despite it having the distinction of being the earliest Cluniac monastery in Great Britain, petitions to prevent the Brighton Lewes & Hastings Railway from imposing on its site with its...2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 57
- Synonyms:
- blasphemy, sacrilege, profanation
desecration meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Indonesian
desecration in Tamil
- பரிசுத்தக் கேடு, புனித பங்கம், அவமதிப்பு
desecration in Malayalam
- അശുദ്ധമാക്കൽ, ഹീനത, ശുചിഭംഗം
desecration in Indonesian
- act of disrespect towards sacred
- desekrasi
Synonyms of desecration
Forms of desecration
| plural | desecrations |
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Origin of desecration
From desecrate + -ion.
Words formed from desecration
Words that rhyme with desecration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about desecration
- What does desecration mean?
- Desecration means an act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
- What is desecration in Tamil?
- Desecration in Tamil is பரிசுத்தக் கேடு, புனித பங்கம், அவமதிப்பு. See Desecration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is desecration?
- Desecration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce desecration?
- Desecration is pronounced /dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of desecration?
- The plural of desecration is desecrations.
Words near desecration in the dictionary
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