desecration
noun
des·e·cra·tion
ˌde-si-ˈkrā-shən 
: an act or instance of desecrating : the state of being desecrated
Examples of desecration in a Sentence
the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar
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To Michael Hirsch, the desecration of hundreds of graves was a shanda, a shame, a ghoulish crime.
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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
Robbed of the event’s usual flair, the competitors instead put on a display of oafish masculinity, eating Combos on the ice and getting overly handsy with a female partner, among other desecrations of the sport.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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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
Robbed of the event’s usual flair, the competitors instead put on a display of oafish masculinity, eating Combos on the ice and getting overly handsy with a female partner, among other desecrations of the sport.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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“Desecration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desecration. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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