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desecration

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of desecration

an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things

the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar

Synonyms of desecration

blasphemy, defilement, impiety, irreverence, profanation, sacrilege

Words Related to desecration

cursing, profanity, swearing

affront, insult

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

Near Antonyms of desecration

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration

Antonyms of desecration

adoration, glorification, worship

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