as in corruptions
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 desecrations
The idea that Watkins was an enabler of Gein’s murders and subsequent desecrations could be read merely as a part of the show’s aggressive and admitted mingling of fiction and reality.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecrations
violations
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Questions over gambling machines reached state Supreme Court Local police can enforce violations in certain circumstances, including at grocery stores and gas stations.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The New Brunswick house also possessed a history of building code violations and officials have since declared the building to be an unsafe structure, according to NJ Advance Media.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Desecrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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