desecration
the act of treating something sacred or solemn in a sacrilegious or disrespectful way: Many locals opposed the use of their former church building as a courthouse, feeling that conducting civil matters there would be a desecration of a holy place.
the act of ruining or violating something revered or greatly valued: Greedy corporations are contributing to the demise of civilization and the desecration of the ecosystem.
Origin of desecration
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- non·des·e·cra·tion, noun
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How to use desecration in a sentence
For the women of Bears Ears, the desecration of Birthing Rock felt like a personal insult to them specifically.
Ida invited me to join her and a group of mothers on Mother’s Day in a sunrise prayer over the desecration of a magnificent panel of petroglyphs called Birthing Rock, near Moab.
Having honed a real talent for dialogue toughened by unspeakable longing, Johnston imbues with tenderness even moments of utter desecration, as in the opening story, which concludes with spitting into a grave.
In ‘Rites,’ Savannah Johnston portrays the aching, farcical nature of existence with stunning clarity | Kristen Millares Young | September 27, 2021 | Washington PostThe physical breaching and desecration of our temple of democracy must never happen again.
Insurrectionists Openly Planned for Weeks to Storm the Capitol. Why Were Police So Easily Overwhelmed? | Vera Bergengruen | January 7, 2021 | TimeIn another context, they’d sing the beauty of our world rather than warn of its desecration.
In the galleries: Up to his elbows in watery works and lustrous prints | Mark Jenkins | December 18, 2020 | Washington Post
Christian refugees in southern Turkey tell of rapes, forced conversions to Islam and the desecration of churches.
They are the cultural destruction and desecration by armed extreme Islamic groups that have seized power.
Mali: Islamists Destroy Historic City of Timbuktu | Paula Froelich | July 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt turns my stomach to write these words, but this is "desecration."
Perry Has a Point About the Marines Video vs. the Daniel Pearl Video | Asra Q. Nomani | January 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI can think of no greater desecration to the victims of 9/11.
The Tehran and Tabriz bazaars closed briefly on December 16 as a show of protest against the desecration.
That such desecration should be permitted in a civilized country only a century ago indeed seems incredible.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyTo bring them out only to attend a reception, or a tea party, is a desecration.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) | W. Grant HagueThe laugh is still, the noise has fled, and the first sound of the skate on the black ice seems almost a desecration.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesTo have gone other than softly through the living heart of the greenwood must have savoured of desecration.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletIn order to preserve it from desecration, he adopted it as his family burial plot.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. Ostrander
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