desecration
/ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण डेसिक्रेशन
अपवित्रीकरण, पवित्र स्थान या वस्तु का अपमान
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the act of damaging a holy thing or place or treating it without respect
अपवित्रीकरण, पवित्र स्थान या वस्तु का अपमान
- The desecration of the temple led to riots in the town.
- Dumping waste in the Ganga is a desecration of a sacred river.
- The desecration of the graves shocked the whole town.
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- The council condemned the desecration of the memorial.
- Many people saw the dumping of rubbish at the shrine as desecration.
- Authorities promised to punish those responsible for the desecration.
Synonyms profanation defilement violation sacrilege vandalism
Opposite consecration sanctification veneration reverence
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des·e·cra·tion
With -secr- and -ation (not 'desacration' or 'descration'); the verb desecrate.
-secr- और अंत में -ation ('desacration' या 'descration' गलत है); verb desecrate।
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Treating a holy place with violence or disrespect is desecration; keep the set: sacrilege (the act or attitude), blasphemy (irreverent words about God), profanity (bad language), desecration (physical damage or misuse of the holy).
'पवित्र स्थान के साथ हिंसा या अनादर' desecration; समूह याद रखिए: sacrilege (कार्य या रवैया), blasphemy (ईश्वर के बारे में अनादरपूर्ण शब्द), profanity (गाली), desecration (पवित्र का भौतिक नुकसान या दुरुपयोग)।