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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
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“Desecration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecration. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of desecration was circa 1717
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