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
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.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Later that day, her 25-year-old son, Khadir Jones, was arrested and charged with desecration of human remains, My Central Jersey reported.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 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
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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.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Later that day, her 25-year-old son, Khadir Jones, was arrested and charged with desecration of human remains, My Central Jersey reported.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecration
Noun
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Plano for May 31st - June 6th, 2026.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the American attacks as a violation of Iranian sovereignty.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2026
Noun
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This was a weak case for blasphemy.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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The president later removed the post in the face of outrage and accusations of blasphemy.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
4 May 2026
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But by then, religious and political leaders from around the world condemned the image, some calling it a sacrilege.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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That might sound like sacrilege, because the NFL is beyond criticism for many sports fans, but the draft is the ideal example of what the league has become and the importance of gambling to modern audiences.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Plots often involved ecological disaster, war, corruption, corporate exploitation and extraction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Allegations of corruption, fraud, insider trading, cronyism, loss of competent intelligence and reckless actions including a new war.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.—
John Edgar Wideman,
The New Yorker,
8 July 2021
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People would literally be in the drive-thru cursing at me.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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According to Queen Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles, his mother had to cut back on a certain bad habit after marrying King Charles—cursing.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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In this way, Lapid keeps the emotional aspect of Y’s self-defilement at the forefront of the drama.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Adding insult to injury, those temporary wheels are often uninspiring (and sometimes unfamiliar)—brands such as Skoda, Citroen, Peugeot, and Vauxhall.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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To add nationalistic insult to injury, the head of Wardex isn’t even American.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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