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desecration

[des-i-krey-shuhn] / dɛs ɪˈkreɪ ʃən /


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Piling actual music on top of it is redundant, if not a desecration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

So going back nearly 60 years, the late Mr. Flint has been left to quietly suffer the indignities of desecration and abandonment, but for temporary intervention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Certain hardline sections of the ultra-Orthodox community disagree with autopsies, saying any interference with a dead body is a desecration according to the Torah.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

"That original taking was illicit, was unethical, was a form of desecration," he told BBC News NI.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

“I am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable; but in this—this desecration of the grave—of one who——” He fairly choked with indignation.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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