desecration (n.)

"sacrilegious treatment, act of diverting from a hallowed purpose or use," 1717, noun of action from desecrate (v.).

Entries linking to desecration

"divest of sacred character, treat with sacrilege," 1670s, from de- "do the opposite of" + stem of consecrate. Old French had dessacrer "to profane," and there is a similar formation in Italian; but Latin desecrare meant "to make holy," with de- in this case having a completive sense. Related: Desecrated; desecrating.

Others are reading

Share desecration

‘cite’

Page URL:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/desecration

HTML Link:

<a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/desecration">Etymology of desecration by etymonline</a>

APA style:

Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of desecration. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https://www.etymonline.com/word/desecration

Chicago style:

Harper Douglas, “Etymology of desecration,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https://www.etymonline.com/word/desecration.

MLA style:

Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of desecration.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/desecration. Accessed $(datetimeMla).

IEEE style:

D. Harper. “Etymology of desecration.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/desecration (accessed $(datetime)).

Definitions of desecration

desecration (n.)

blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character;

desecration of the Holy Sabbath

Synonyms: profanation / blasphemy / sacrilege

From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near desecration

describe

description

descriptive

descry

desecrate

desecration

desegregate

desegregation

desensitize

desert

deserter