Desecrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

violate the sacred character of a place or language

remove the consecration from a person or an object

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹɐkˈoʊniən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛsɪkɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛsɪkɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹɐkˈoʊniən/.

Examples

desecrate a cemetery
violate the sanctity of the church
profane the name of God

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unhallow violate deconsecrate profane outrage

Antonyms

consecrate

Parts of Speech

verb	violate the sacred character of a place or language “desecrate a cemetery”
verb	remove the consecration from a person or an object

Word Forms

desecration	noun	blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
profanation	noun	blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
violative	adjective	violating or tending to violate or offend against
violation	noun	a disrespectful act

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entheiligen

den heiligen Charakter eines Ortes oder einer Sprache verletzen

🇫🇷French

profaner

violer le caractère sacré d'un lieu ou d'une langue

🇪🇸Spanish

profanar

violar el carácter sagrado de un lugar o lengua

🇮🇹Italian

profanare

violare il carattere sacro di un luogo o di una lingua

🇳🇱Dutch

ontheiligen

het heilige karakter van een plaats of taal schenden

🇵🇹Portuguese

profanar

violar o caráter sagrado de um lugar ou idioma

🇷🇺Russian

осквернять

нарушать священный характер места или языка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवित्रा

किसी स्थान या भाषा के पवित्र चरित्र का उल्लंघन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অপবিত্র করা

একটি স্থান বা ভাষার পবিত্র চরিত্র লঙ্ঘন

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவுபடுத்து

ஒரு இடம் அல்லது மொழியின் புனிதத் தன்மையை மீறுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అపవిత్రం

స్థలం లేదా భాష యొక్క పవిత్ర లక్షణాన్ని ఉల్లంఘించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपवित्र करणे

एखाद्या ठिकाणाच्या किंवा भाषेच्या पवित्र वर्णाचे उल्लंघन करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપવિત્ર કરવું

સ્થાન અથવા ભાષાના પવિત્ર પાત્રનું ઉલ્લંઘન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪವಿತ್ರಗೊಳಿಸು

ಸ್ಥಳ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശുദ്ധമാക്കുക

ഒരു സ്ഥലത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഭാഷയുടെയോ പവിത്രമായ സ്വഭാവം ലംഘിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حرمتی

کسی جگہ یا زبان کے مقدس کردار کی خلاف ورزی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

亵渎

违反地方或语言的神圣特征

🇯🇵Japanese

冒涜する

場所または言語の神聖な性質を侵害する

🇰🇷Korean

모독하다

장소나 언어의 신성한 성격을 위반하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xúc phạm

vi phạm tính chất thiêng liêng của một địa điểm hoặc ngôn ngữ

🇹🇭Thai

ดูหมิ่น

ละเมิดลักษณะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของสถานที่หรือภาษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menodai

melanggar karakter sakral suatu tempat atau bahasa

🇵🇭Filipino

lapastanganin

lumalabag sa sagradong katangian ng isang lugar o wika

🇲🇾Malay

mencemar duli

melanggar watak suci sesuatu tempat atau bahasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدنيس

تنتهك الطابع المقدس للمكان أو اللغة

🇮🇷Persian

هتک حرمت کردن

خصلت مقدس یک مکان یا زبان را نقض می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kutsallığını bozmak

bir yerin veya dilin kutsal karakterini ihlal etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַלֵל

להפר את האופי הקדוש של מקום או שפה

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The primary meaning of 'desecrate' is 'violate the sacred character of a place or language'.

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Using 'desecrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'desecrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'desecrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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