as in violation
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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Recent Examples of desecration
Against desecration of our flag bill 4.
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Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
In both films, the effect is of a diminution, a depersonalization—not to say, a desecration of the experience of horror that the documentary element embodies.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Brothers Keith and Terrence Nicks were found guilty by separate juries of desecration of human remains, removal of human remains and removal of more than 10 gravestones and markers.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adams was also sentenced to two five-year sentences for unlawful removal of a dead body, and two seven-year sentences for unlawful desecration of a human corpse.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for desecration
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
In both films, the effect is of a diminution, a depersonalization—not to say, a desecration of the experience of horror that the documentary element embodies.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Brothers Keith and Terrence Nicks were found guilty by separate juries of desecration of human remains, removal of human remains and removal of more than 10 gravestones and markers.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adams was also sentenced to two five-year sentences for unlawful removal of a dead body, and two seven-year sentences for unlawful desecration of a human corpse.
—
Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for desecration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecration
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She is also accused of harassment and violation of temporary order for protection against domestic violence, both of which are misdemeanor offenses.
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According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 51-year-old Mathers of Chesterfield did not appear for an adjourned bond-violation hearing and sentencing after pleading no contest on May 11 to operating while intoxicated.
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This was a weak case for blasphemy.
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The president later removed the post in the face of outrage and accusations of blasphemy.
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Sure, Texans are very hospitable, but playing anything other than country music over the speakers is normally considered sacrilege in that establishment.
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But by then, religious and political leaders from around the world condemned the image, some calling it a sacrilege.
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The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.
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When self-interest matures into corruption, the machine begins to strain.
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Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.
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No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.
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In about seven minutes, with pushing, shoving, and cursing, the agents cleared a path for the van.
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People would literally be in the drive-thru cursing at me.
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In this way, Lapid keeps the emotional aspect of Y’s self-defilement at the forefront of the drama.
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In recent weeks, Avila Chevalier has been under a microscope for her past tweets, including posts calling for defunding the police and abolishing the border, alongside harsh insults of big-name Democrats such as former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.
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