Explore Desecration through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like profanation or blasphemy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Desecration meaning
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
Synonyms of Desecration
Using Desecration
- The main meaning on this page is: An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
- Useful related words include: profanation, blasphemy, sacrilege, irreverence.
- In the example corpus, desecration often appears in combinations such as: desecration of, the desecration, and desecration.
Context around Desecration
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Desecration
- In this selection, "desecration" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, recent, 2021, alleged, recorded and events stand out and add context to how "desecration" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the recent desecration of the and 6 2021 desecration of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "desecration" sits close to words such as aapl, absolved and adaption, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with desecration
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Testifiers expressed building this resort is a desecration of cultural sites. (11 words)
And yet here I was witnessing its desecration right before my eyes. (12 words)
Still, he did not believe the burglary at his parish was a desecration. (13 words)
Holy Quran topped the heads of the visitors at the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein (A.S.) in an artistic manifestation of their commitment to the Sacred Book in face of the cases of desecration recorded recently in Sweden an other countries. (42 words)
The Jharkhand police have arrested 55 people, including a local BJP leader, in connection with the clashes that broke out between members of two communities in Jamshedpur on April 8 and April 9 over the alleged desecration of a religious flag. (41 words)
Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets across the country after Friday prayers to voice their strong condemnation of the recent desecration of the Holy Qur’an, the second such incident in less than a month. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Chinese tourism advertisement portraying a medieval Buddhist fantasy, shot in the prayer hall of Xinjiang’s second-largest mosque, has alarmed the Uyghur diaspora, which is calling it a desecration, a media report said.
A Political Scientist, Dr. Adekunle Alaye, described Obasanjo’s action as condescending, undermining and desecration of the Yoruba traditional institution.
He added that they had discussed the Palestinian issue, once again condemning the desecration of holy Qur'an in Sweden and Denmark.
Holy Quran topped the heads of the visitors at the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein (A.S.) in an artistic manifestation of their commitment to the Sacred Book in face of the cases of desecration recorded recently in Sweden an other countries.
In a message on Saturday, Ayatollah Khamenei described the incident of desecration of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden as a bitter, conspiratorial, and dangerous act.
Iranian college students also held a rally in front of the Swedish embassy in Tehran on Friday to denounce the recent desecration of the holy Quran in Stockholm.
Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets across the country after Friday prayers to voice their strong condemnation of the recent desecration of the Holy Qur’an, the second such incident in less than a month.
She notes that her constituents who watch Fox News Channel, One America Network, and Newsmax came to believe that the January 6, 2021, desecration of the Capitol and assaults on law enforcement officers was primarily peaceful.
The collaborative efforts within the international community seek to curtail religious animosity, foster harmony, and establish a framework to protect sacred symbols from desecration and hateful actions.
The desecration events have also strained diplomatic relations between the Scandinavian and Muslim countries, despite general condemnation from the governments of Denmark and Sweden.
The Jharkhand police have arrested 55 people, including a local BJP leader, in connection with the clashes that broke out between members of two communities in Jamshedpur on April 8 and April 9 over the alleged desecration of a religious flag.
The recent desecration of the Koran in front of Muslim embassies in Denmark and Sweden has prompted the government to consider implementing legal restrictions on burnings.
There was no such escape for artist Ales Pushkin, who died in prison in July while serving his five-year sentence for inciting hatred and "desecration of state symbols".
We know that the murder, torture and desecration of as many Israeli civilians as possible was their goal.
And yet here I was witnessing its desecration right before my eyes.
It comes as tensions spiked following reports of the desecration of the Indian flag across Bangladesh, with some burning it and others laying it on the floor for people to step on.
Reports of church desecration and restrictions on worship services also paint a bleak picture.
Still, he did not believe the burglary at his parish was a desecration.
Testifiers expressed building this resort is a desecration of cultural sites.
The tour is in support of both 's 20 Buck Spin debut EP Desecration And Enchantment.
Common combinations with desecration
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- desecration of 33×
- the desecration 11×
- and desecration 7×
- desecration and 5×
- recent desecration 3×
- is desecration 3×
- further desecration 3×
- of desecration 2×
- alleged desecration 2×
- from desecration 2×