verb
- Violate the sacred character of a place or language.
- usage: "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
- Remove the consecration from a person or an object.
- synonyms: desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
adjective
- Treated with contempt.
- usage: "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
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