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profanation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of profanation

an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things

the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 b.c.

Synonyms of profanation

blasphemy, defilement, desecration, impiety, irreverence, sacrilege

Words Related to profanation

cursing, profanity, swearing

affront, insult

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

Near Antonyms of profanation

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration

Antonyms of profanation

adoration, glorification, worship

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