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Antonyms for desecrate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : des-i-kreyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛs ɪˌkreɪt

Definition of desecrate

Origin :
  • 1670s, formed from de- "do the opposite of" (see de-) + stem of consecrate. Old French had dessacrer "to profane," and there is a similar formation in Italian; but Latin desecrare meant "to make holy," with de- in this case having a completive sense. Related: Desecrated; desecrating.
  • verb abuse, violate
Example sentences :
  • Why should we desecrate noble and beautiful souls by intruding on them?
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • They trusted that the conqueror would not dare to desecrate so holy a place.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • But how long it is to curse the earth, and desecrate his image, he alone foresees.
  • Extract from : « No Compromise with Slavery » by William Lloyd Garrison
  • What other buggy than his own could be found to desecrate this Christian Sabbath?
  • Extract from : « The Argonauts of North Liberty » by Bret Harte
  • We have watched him and his friend—the dog who has dared to desecrate the name of Precursor.
  • Extract from : « The Mystics » by Katherine Cecil Thurston
  • Not the most daring of visitors had ever been known to desecrate that shrine.
  • Extract from : « More about Pixie » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Would the experimental lectures of a Faraday, desecrate the building?
  • Extract from : « Church Reform » by Richard Carlile
  • A member of the Sanhedrim would not desecrate the Passover by making a purchase on it.
  • Extract from : « The Christ » by John Eleazer Remsburg
  • We do not desecrate these principles we entertain by putting them into practice.
  • Extract from : « Discourses of Keidansky » by Bernard G. Richards
  • We will not desecrate the covenant of our God; our heart shall not fail us.
  • Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI) » by Heinrich Graetz

Synonyms for desecrate

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