desecration
pronunciation
How to pronounce desecration in British English:
UK [ˌdesɪ'kreɪʃn]
How to pronounce desecration in American English:
US [ˌdesɪ'kreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
Word Origin
- desecration (n.)
- 1717, noun of action from desecrate (v.).
Example
- 1. The mob then poured alcohol on the corpses , in desecration .
- 2. The needle threatened the desecration of the stone , the penetration to the core .
- 3. Consecrate anew , as after a desecration .
- 4. Mr hatoyama said the report was " not necessarily true " and that he could not accept the existing relocation deal , adding that reclaiming land from henoko bay would be a " desecration of nature " .
- 5. If this leopard is out here somewhere , it is surely offended by your stepfather 's desecration of the silence .