desecration

• Substantiv, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas Heiliges oder Verehrtes zu entweihen, zu schänden oder mit grober Missachtung zu behandeln und ihm dadurch seinen heiligen Charakter zu nehmen.

A noun referring to the act of treating a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect, or blasphemous behavior that deprives something of its sacred character.

unzählbar

1. Violation of sacrednessC1formal

   The act of treating a holy place or object with disrespect or damaging it.

   Schändung

   • The vandalism of the ancient temple was an act of desecration.
   • They considered the graffiti on the church wall a desecration.
   • The burial ground suffered desecration during the conflict.

   Synonymedefilementprofanationsacrilegeviolation

   Antonymeconsecrationsanctificationveneration