desecration
noun
des·e·cra·tion
ˌde-si-ˈkrā-shən 
: an act or instance of desecrating : the state of being desecrated
Examples of desecration in a Sentence
the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar
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Complete and utter desecration of a national monument.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In fact, the party came within a single vote of getting a constitutional amendment prohibiting desecration of the flag through Congress two decades ago.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
According to the Ceremonial of Bishops, such rites – often a Mass or a Liturgy of the Word – should take place as soon as possible following a desecration.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In the season’s back half, neither its overloading of vile desecrations nor maudlin sentimentality adds anything that Monster hadn’t already established four episodes ago.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In fact, the party came within a single vote of getting a constitutional amendment prohibiting desecration of the flag through Congress two decades ago.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
According to the Ceremonial of Bishops, such rites – often a Mass or a Liturgy of the Word – should take place as soon as possible following a desecration.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In the season’s back half, neither its overloading of vile desecrations nor maudlin sentimentality adds anything that Monster hadn’t already established four episodes ago.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for desecration
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“Desecration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desecration. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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