desecrate

Verbs

  • (v) violate the sacred character of a place or language
    • desecrate a cemetery
    • violate the sanctity of the church
    • profane the name of God
    outrage, profane, violate,
  • (v) remove the consecration from a person or an object deconsecrate, unhallow,

Synonyms

outrage profane violate deconsecrate unhallow

Antonyms

hallow sanctify bless consecrate

Words of close approximity

desecrated