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as in blasphemous

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desecrating

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noun

as in desecration

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desecrating

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verb

present participle of desecrate
as in violating
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecrating
  1. blasphemous
  2. desecration
  3. violating
  4. sacrilegious
  5. profane
  6. destruction
  7. irreverent
Adjective
  • The publication led to global outrage, with many Muslims finding the depictions highly offensive and blasphemous.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Rushdie’s fourth fictional novel ran into a global controversy shortly after its publication in September 1988, as some Muslims saw passages about Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous.
    Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of blasphemous
Noun
  • Artifact theft and desecration are surprisingly common in national parks.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Another count, desecration of a human corpse, was dismissed.
    KC Baker, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of desecration
Verb
  • First, any executive order he issues will almost certainly face immediate legal challenges for violating the Constitution.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Guests at the New York City event were violating his no-filming policy.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of violating
Adjective
  • Putting Vice and the Bard in the same sentence sounds sacrilegious, but the movie paints Lynne Cheney as a Lady MacBeth type and requires Adams to recite iambic pentameter about Dick’s capacity to usurp some of George W. Bush’s authority.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For some, pumpkin pie is the staple, and any other choice would be sacrilegious.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of sacrilegious
Adjective
  • He’s known for being high-energy and often using profane language.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But this is the post-2020 Trump—an older, angrier, more profane Trump, who demanded that his followers embrace his big lie about the last election and whose campaign will go down as one of the most racist, sexist, and xenophobic in modern history.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of profane
Noun
  • Looting and destruction Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act after a generation of lobbying by educators and scientists who wanted to protect sites from commercial artifact looting and haphazard collecting by individuals.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The destruction comes as Russia continued to advance into Ukrainian territory, while taking heavy casualties.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of destruction
Adjective
  • Questions as fun and irreverent as these are asked and answered in STAR BOUND: A Beginner’s Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard’s Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything In Between.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For The Win's daily sports newsletter pairs the latest news from around the sports world with the smartest − yet somewhat irreverent – takes from FTW's staff.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of irreverent
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