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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character;
- Example: "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
[syn: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desecration \Des`e*cra"tion\, n.
   The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything
   desecrated.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desecration
    n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its
         sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn:
         profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege]