desecration

noun

des·​e·​cra·​tion ˌde-si-ˈkrā-shən 

: an act or instance of desecrating : the state of being desecrated

Synonyms

• blasphemy
• defilement
• impiety
• irreverence
• profanation
• sacrilege

Examples of desecration in a Sentence

the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar

Recent Examples on the Web

Simply put, their acts are a desecration of the pursuit of knowledge. —arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025

To Michael Hirsch, the desecration of hundreds of graves was a shanda, a shame, a ghoulish crime. —Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025

The killing and desecration of Laura continues resonating throughout the original show’s 30 episode run, even as Agent Cooper and the local police branch away from it and begin dealing with local corruption and assorted personal melodramas. —Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025

Both girls were also charged with arson, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and desecration of human remains. —Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1717, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for desecration

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation