Desecration

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Desecration \Des`e*cra"tion\, n.
     The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything
     desecrated.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  desecration
       n : blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its
           sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn:
            {profanation}, {blasphemy}, {sacrilege}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "desecration":
     abomination, abuse, abuse of office, atrocity, befoulment,
     blasphemousness, blasphemy, conversion, corrupt administration,
     debasement, defalcation, defilement, disgrace, diversion,
     embezzlement, fouling, ignominy, impiety, infamy,
     maladministration, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation,
     misapplication, misappropriation, misconduct, misemployment,
     misfeasance, mishandling, mismanagement, misusage, misuse,
     peculation, perversion, pilfering, pity, pollution,
     poor stewardship, profanation, profaneness, profanity,
     prostitution, sacrilege, sacrilegiousness, scandal, shame,
     terrible thing, violation