v.tr. 1 violate (a sacred place or thing) with violence, profanity, etc. 2 deprive (a church, a sacred object, etc.) of sanctity; deconsecrate. desecration n. desecrator n.
[ DE- + CONSECRATE ]
v.tr. 1 violate (a sacred place or thing) with violence, profanity, etc. 2 deprive (a church, a sacred object, etc.) of sanctity; deconsecrate. desecration n. desecrator n.
[ DE- + CONSECRATE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012