desecrate
[des-i-kreyt]
verb (used with object), desecrated, desecrating.
1.
to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
2. to
divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
3.
to treat with sacrilege; profane.
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3.
defile, violate, dishonor, pollute, outrage.
/ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪt/
verb (transitive)
1. to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive,
blasphemous, or sacrilegious action
2. to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate
Quote:
Originally Posted by Plastic Man
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Why should we
desecrate noble and beautiful souls by
intruding on them?
Essays, First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson
They
trusted that the conqueror would not dare to
desecrate so holy a place.
From Pole to Pole
Sven Anders Hedin
