desecrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce desecrate in British English:
UK [ˈdesɪkreɪt]
How to pronounce desecrate in American English:
US [ˈdɛsɪˌkret]
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- Verb:
- violate the sacred character of a place or language
- remove the consecration from a person or an object
Word Origin
- desecrate (v.)
- 1670s, formed from de- "do the opposite of" (see de-) + stem of consecrate. Old French had dessacrer "to profane," and there is a similar formation in Italian; but Latin desecrare meant "to make holy," with de- in this case having a completive sense. Related: Desecrated; desecrating.
Antonym
Example
- 1. He doesn 't actually desecrate the religious belief .
- 2. The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the israelites present to the lord
- 3. Don 't you have a church to desecrate or something ?
- 4. And I desecrate this day .
- 5. Don 't you dare to desecrate his body any more !