desecration
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desecration
- /dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /dɛ.səˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /dɛ.zəˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From desecrate + -ion.
noun desecrations
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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.
Similar: blasphemy, sacrilege, profanation, desecration
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noun act of disrespect towards sacred
| Español | profanación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 冒涜 bōtoku |
| 中文 | 褻瀆 /亵渎 xièdú, 污辱 wūrǔ |
| Português | profanação |
| Français | profanation |
| Deutsch | Profanierung, Profanation, Entheiligung, Schändung, Entweihung |
| Italiano | dissacrazione |
| Ελληνικά | βεβήλωση vevílosi |
| Română | profanare |
| Русский | оскверне́ние oskvernénije, профана́ция profanácija, надруга́тельство nadrugátelʹstvo |
| עברית | חילול \ חִלּוּל ḥilúl |
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title = {desecration},
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