as in violation
an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things
the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar
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Recent Examples of desecration
There were reports of assaults, threats, damage or desecration and abusive behavior, both in person and online.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Cave desecration can involve the careless discarding of a Flaming Hot Cheetos bag.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Kahane’s followers also justified violence against Palestinians, teaching that harm to a Jew is a desecration of God’s name and must be avenged.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
In 2005 and again in 2012, there was nationwide rioting against the desecration of the Koran by Americans.
—Robert D. Crews, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2015
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Cave desecration can involve the careless discarding of a Flaming Hot Cheetos bag.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Kahane’s followers also justified violence against Palestinians, teaching that harm to a Jew is a desecration of God’s name and must be avenged.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
In 2005 and again in 2012, there was nationwide rioting against the desecration of the Koran by Americans.
—Robert D. Crews, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecration
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The lawsuit, now in its early stages, seeks to prohibit any further clean water violations as well as civil penalties.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here's how to report possible irregularities or violations.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Its advocates point to the fact that pubic officials shrank from condemning the bodyguard who in January 2011 shot Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab, who had spoken out against Pakistan's blasphemy law.Stephen D. Krasner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2011
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Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws.Kristina M. Lee, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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But sometimes movies need a little sacrilege to achieve their full potential.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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However, that didn’t stop right-wing figures around the world, including Donald Trump, from claiming that the performance amounted to sacrilege, leading to widespread harassment against Jolly, as well as some of the performers involved.James Factora, Them, 29 Oct. 2024
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That ban, which dated to the 1800s, was designed to reduce bribery and corruption during elections, Reuters reported.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump slams Nancy Pelosi for corruption, calls military generals stupid Robby Soave and Nomiki Konst react to Donald Trump’s rhetoric, resorting to more name-calling.The Hill, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.John Edgar Wideman, The New Yorker, 8 July 2021
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The first assault is on the Nile itself, which is turned to blood, thereby ruining both agriculture and aquaculture in one swoop, a profanation with religious consequences.Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 28 Nov. 2019
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TikTokers take turns being the fleeing suspect and bratty cop, exchanging insults and trying to get under each other’s skin, with some getting pretty personal, but most staying lighthearted.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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At first, Channing and Wiest weren’t satisfied with the insults in the script.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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