PROFANATIONS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

profanations

noun

plural of profanation

as in corruptions

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.

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Noun

The suit alleges violations of her First Amendment rights and that she was discriminated against because of her Muslim religion.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
The case was about violations of UNCLOS, which covers the rights of states related to business, environment, natural resources, and freedom of navigation.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

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These attempts to keep down the unquiet dead were, besides being desecrations, exercises in a lot of heavy and often forbidden labor done on decaying bodies.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
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.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025

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His personal insults, ranging from Adam Schiff having a pencil neck to Chris Christie’s weight to Bruce Springsteen’s aged face, also were repeats of various Truth Social posts.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Former Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson allegedly hurled racial insults at police after being arrested for shoplifting.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

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