单词	desecration
释义	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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar Recent Examples on the Web But opponents loudly protested, questioning the need for two tunnels and objecting to desecration of fragile land during decade-long construction. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 But to Agnes’ dismay, this hallowed land, formerly Abenaki territory, is threatened with desecration by a local developer who hopes to build a resort and village on Fellowship Point by luring shareholders with the promise of an economic windfall. Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2022 Chiles also faces charges of two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of second-degree desecration of human remains and one count of first-degree murder. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 Walter Berglund, who stays up at night worrying about the desecration of the earth, soon accepts a fat paycheck from a fossil fuel magnate in Freedom (2010). Laura Marsh, The New York Review of Books, 5 Apr. 2018 The defecation in and desecration of his Reading home remains one of the most disgraceful episodes in Boston sports history. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The root for challah, ח–ל–ל, also bears a striking resemblance to the word chillul, which means desecration. Benjamin, Longreads, 20 May 2022 If Orange County voters thought that saying no to the road would ensure a pristine and serene Split Oak, and that banning its construction would foil desecration from cars and homes, they were duped. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2022 Whose first and most enduring response to a new neighborhood is desecration, plunder. Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1717, in the meaning defined above desecration noun as in sacrilege 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sacrilege blasphemy violation profanation cursing defilement corruption affront insult contamination impiety irreverence pollution trespass swearing sin debasement profanity Antonyms & Near Antonyms worship adoration purification consecration reverence glorification veneration sanctification See More
随便看	preestablishes preestablishing preethical preexamination preexile preexilian preexilic preexist preexisted preexistence preexistences preexistent preexistentism preexisting preexists preexperiment preexperimental preexperiments preexpose preexposure preexposure prophylaxis preeze pref prefab prefabbed

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