What does desecration mean?

Definitions for desecration
des·e·cra·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilegenoun

    blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

    "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

Wiktionary

  1. desecrationnoun

    An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Desecrationnoun

    The abolition of consecration.

    Etymology: from desecrate.

Wikipedia

  1. Desecration

    Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.

ChatGPT

  1. desecration

    Desecration is the act of treating a sacred place or object disrespectfully or causing damage, destruction, or violation to something that is held to be sacred or highly revered. It involves actions or behaviors that show a lack of respect for people's religious beliefs, customs, or cultures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Desecrationnoun

    the act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated

Wikidata

  1. Desecration

    Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.

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  1. considerate

  2. decreations

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of desecration in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of desecration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of desecration in a Sentence

  1. Mahmoud Abbas:

    The desecration of the occupation army and settler gangs of al Aqsa Mosque crossed all red lines, and our people will continue to respond to this aggression.

  2. The President:

    We ought to come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag, you go to jail for one year, you know, they talk about freedom of speech, and I believe in freedom of speech. But that's desecration.

  3. Andre Dickens:

    The city of Atlanta has the most extensive training requirements in the southeast, our training includes vital areas like desecration training techniques, mental health, community-oriented policing, crisis intervention training as well as civil rights history education. This training needs space and that’s exactly what Atlanta Public Safety Training Center is going to offer.

  4. Alejandro Mayorkas:

    If I should have the honor of being confirmed, I will do everything I can to ensure that the tragic loss of life, the assault on law enforcement, the desecration of the building that stands as one of the three pillars of our democracy, and the terror that Avril Haines felt, Avril Haines colleagues, staff and everyone present, will not happen again.

  5. Kevin Cassiday-Maloney:

    It just felt like hubris, it almost felt like a desecration of the holy book to put his signature on the front writ large, literally.

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