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desecrate
desecrate
[
déssi krayt
]
(
3rd person present singular
desecrates
,
present participle
desecrating
,
past and past participle
desecrated
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
insult something holy:
to damage something sacred, or do something that is offensive to the religious nature of something
2.
damage something revered:
to damage something that is held dear or revered
[
Late 17th century. <de- + consecrate
]
desecrater
noun
desecration
[
déssi kráysh'n
]
noun
desecrator
[
déssi kraytər
]
noun
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desecrater noundesecration [ déssi kráysh'n ] noundesecrator [ déssi kraytər ] noun
