Desecrated — 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

/dɹˈækoʊnˌiənɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈækoʊnˌiənɪzəm/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unhallow violate deconsecrate desecrate profane outrage

Antonyms

consecrate consecrated

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
adjective	treated with contempt “many desecrated shrines and cemeteries”

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

entweiht

den heiligen Charakter eines Ortes oder einer Sprache verletzen

🇫🇷French

profané

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

🇪🇸Spanish

profanado

violar el carácter sagrado de un lugar o lengua

🇮🇹Italian

profanato

violare il carattere sacro di un luogo o di una lingua

🇳🇱Dutch

ontheiligd

het heilige karakter van een plaats of taal schenden

🇵🇹Portuguese

profanado

violar o caráter sagrado de um lugar ou idioma

🇷🇺Russian

оскверненный

нарушать священный характер места или языка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवित्र

किसी स्थान या भाषा के पवित्र चरित्र का उल्लंघन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অপবিত্র

একটি স্থান বা ভাষার পবিত্র চরিত্র লঙ্ঘন

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவுபடுத்தப்பட்டது

ஒரு இடம் அல்லது மொழியின் புனிதத் தன்மையை மீறுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అపవిత్రం

స్థలం లేదా భాష యొక్క పవిత్ర లక్షణాన్ని ఉల్లంఘించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपवित्र

एखाद्या ठिकाणाच्या किंवा भाषेच्या पवित्र वर्णाचे उल्लंघन करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપવિત્ર

સ્થાન અથવા ભાષાના પવિત્ર પાત્રનું ઉલ્લંઘન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪವಿತ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿದರು

ಸ್ಥಳ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശുദ്ധമാക്കി

ഒരു സ്ഥലത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഭാഷയുടെയോ പവിത്രമായ സ്വഭാവം ലംഘിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਵਿੱਤਰ

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

亵渎的

违反地方或语言的神圣特征

🇯🇵Japanese

冒涜された

場所または言語の神聖な性質を侵害する

🇰🇷Korean

더럽혀진

장소나 언어의 신성한 성격을 위반하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị xúc phạm

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

🇹🇭Thai

เสื่อมทราม

ละเมิดลักษณะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของสถานที่หรือภาษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

dinodai

melanggar karakter sakral suatu tempat atau bahasa

🇵🇭Filipino

nilapastangan

lumalabag sa sagradong katangian ng isang lugar o wika

🇲🇾Malay

tercemar

melanggar watak suci sesuatu tempat atau bahasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدنيس

تنتهك الطابع المقدس للمكان أو اللغة

🇮🇷Persian

هتک حرمت کرد

خصلت مقدس یک مکان یا زبان را نقض می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

saygısız

bir yerin veya dilin kutsal karakterini ihlal etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחולל

להפר את האופי הקדוש של מקום או שפה

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

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

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

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

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