desecrate
desecrate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 29 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate. The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without being previously desecrated. W. Tooke. The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those who should desecrate their donations. Salmon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- catch
- crack
- cut
- desecration
- employ
- engine
- misapplication
- misapply
- misappropriate
- misappropriation
- misemploy
- misemployment
- misusage
- misuse
- nut
- overtask
- overtax
- overwork
- profanation
- profane
- prostitute
- prostitution
- razor
- squander
- steam
- straw
- waste
- with
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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