Desecration
/dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred. countable, uncountable
"It seemed a desecration and an unhallowed thing to touch that sleeping image of the live man by my side."
- 2 blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character wordnet
Example
More examples"Some critics have called the restoration of the Chartres cathedral a "scandalous desecration of a cultural holy place.""