desecration

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /dɛsɨˈkɹejʃn̩/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desecration (countable and uncountable, plural desecrations)

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

Synonyms

Related terms

desecrate

Translations

act of disrespect towards sacred

Bulgarian: оскверняване (bg) n (oskvernjávane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 褻瀆 (zh), 亵渎 (zh) (xièdú), 污辱 (zh) (wūrǔ)
Danish: vanhelligelse c
Dutch: heiligschennis (nl) f, ontheiliging f
Finnish: häpäisy, häväistys (fi), häpäiseminen
French: profanation (fr) f
German: Profanierung (de) f, Profanation f, Entheiligung f, Schändung f, Entweihung f

Greek: βεβήλωση (el) f (vevílosi)
Hungarian: megszentségtelenítés
Japanese: 冒涜 (ja) (ぼうとく, bōtoku)
Maori: whakapokenga
Polish: zbeszczeszczenie n, profanacja (pl) f
Russian: оскверне́ние (ru) n (oskvernénije), профана́ция (ru) f (profanácija), надруга́тельство (ru) n (nadrugátelʹstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: mì-choisrigeadh m

Anagrams

considerate, decreations, resonicated

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