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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

violation

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

sin, trespass
Near Antonyms of desecration

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration
Antonyms of desecration

adoration, glorification, worship

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