"desecrate" in the verb sense
1. desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
violate the sacred character of a place or language
"desecrate a cemetery"
"violate the sanctity of the church"
"profane the name of God"
2. desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
remove the consecration from a person or an object
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