Definitions for Desecrate
ˈdɛs ɪˌkreɪtdes·e·crate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. desecrate, profane, outrage, violateverb

   violate the sacred character of a place or language

   "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

2. desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrateverb

   remove the consecration from a person or an object

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desecrateverb

   To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

2. desecrateverb

   To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.

3. desecrateverb

   To inappropriately change.

4. Etymology: From de- + stem of consecrate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DESECRATEverb

   To divert from the purpose to which any thing is consecrated.

   Etymology: desacro, Lat.

   The founders of monastries imprecated evil on those who should desecrate their donations. Nathanael Salmon, Survey.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desecrate

   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.

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1. desecrate

   Desecrate generally means to damage or violate something considered sacred or highly respected. It could involve defiling a holy place, person, or object, through actions that are disrespectful, inappropriate, or sacrilegious.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Desecrateverb

   to divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate

2. Etymology: [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- + sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Desecrate

   des′e-krāt, v.t. to divert from a sacred purpose: to profane.—ns. Desecrat′er, -or, Desecrā′tion, act of desecrating: profanation. [L. desecrāre, -ātum—de, away from, and sacrāre, to make sacred—sacer, sacred.]

Anagrams for Desecrate »

1. decastere

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Desecrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Desecrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Desecrate in a Sentence

1. Yitzhak Pindrus:

   I am not prepared to allow municipal budgets to be given to events that desecrate Shabbat.

2. Louis Post-Dispatch , Love:

   Anyone, regardless of age, gender or race that would desecrate or vandalize an object of remembrance in a cemetery is a low life that has no respect for memorials that have been placed by loved ones or people that want to honor an individual.

3. Mike Berry:

   Theyre there to cause people to reflect and honor those who were held captive and remember those who were missing, for someone like Mikey Weinstein or any other group to try to desecrate or remove any display, its a slap in the face to veterans whove served.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Desecrate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Desecrate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Desecrate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desecrate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Desecrate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Desecrate