desecrated
Violated sacred ground
Desecrated describes something sacred or highly respected that has been violated, profaned, or treated with contempt.
A church is desecrated by vandalism, a grave by robbery, a flag by burning.
The word implies deliberate disrespect toward what others hold holy or venerable: The tomb had been desecrated by looters.
Past tense and past participle of desecrate.
Irreverence toward the sacred
- defiledMade foul or impure
- unholyWicked, impious, sinful
- impiousLacking religious respect
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
profanation · deconsecrated · sacrilegious · impiety · violated · dishonored · debased · corrupted
blasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
irreverence · profanation · deconsecrated · sacrilegious · impiety · violated · dishonored · debased · corrupted · disrespected
defaced
Damaged the appearance of
- damagedMade worse by injury
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- ransackedSearched destructively for valuables
despoiled · ravaged · plundered · looted · wrecked · smashed · trashed · demolished · marred · scarred
shrine
Sacred devotional place
grave · memorial · sanctuary · relic · church · mosque · synagogue · cemetery · burial ground · monument
desecratedconsecrated
Declared sacred through ritual
sanctified · hallowed · blessed · sacred · holy
- grave desecrationDamaging or dishonoring tombs
desecrate, desecration, desecrating, desecrator, desecrates, desecrators, desecrations