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desecrating

ADJECTIVE

impious

Synonyms

WEAK

agnostic apostate atheistic blasphemous canting contrary deceitful defiling desecrative diabolic disobedient disrespectful godless hardened hypocritical iconoclastic iniquitous irreligious irreverent perverted profane recusant reprobate sacrilegious sanctimonious satanic scandalous sinful unctuous undutiful unethical unfaithful ungodly unhallowed unholy unregenerate unrighteous unsanctified wayward wicked

Antonyms

WEAK

holy pious religious

ADJECTIVE

sacrilegious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blasphemous indecent obscene sinful

WEAK

atheistic dirty filthy foul godless heathen impious infidel irreligious irreverent irreverential pagan ungodly unhallowed unholy violating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean decent moral pure upright

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Castillo, 43, was sentenced to nine years for contempt, assault, public disorder and desecrating national symbols.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

That finding strengthened the case against the cemetery workers, who were ultimately convicted in 2015 of desecrating human remains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

But just know you’re desecrating a sacred space.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

There is no law in Sweden that prohibits desecrating religious texts, but such acts have often provoked tension.

From BBC • May 3, 2024

And Doroteo said, “I feel like I’d be desecrating the flag.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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