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• v  violate the sacred character of a place or language
  desecrate a cemetery
• v  remove the consecration from a person or an object

• Like an action replay of what happened earlier just a few days earlier, now the opposite party roamed the streets killing their opponents and desecrating their places of worship.
• The inhabitants pride was outraged that the occupation forces had desecrated their land by stepping into their shores.
• Bulldozers desecrated the ancient burial ground when they graded the area for the installation of a new parking lot.

• profane
• outrage
• violate
• unhallow
• deconsecrate

• consecrate

News & Articles

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• Lil Wayne: I'm not stepping on US flag in video
  He writes it was never his intention "to desecrate the flag of the United States of America." 
  June 19, 2013 - 14 WFIE Evansville
• Lil Wayne Says He Never Intended To "Desecrate" The U.S. Flag
  Lil Wayne found himself in controversy when behind the scenes footage of his latest video, "God Bless Amerika." Weezy is seen performing while walking on and over a U.S. flag in the clip . But the YMCMB rapper has released a statement saying he was certainly not trying to offend anyone or "desecrate" the stars and stripes.
  June 18, 2013 - Hip-Hop Wired
• Lil Wayne says he didn't mean to stomp on the American flag
  By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com Lil Wayne explained via Facebook it was never his intention to "desecrate" the American flag.
  June 18, 2013 - UPI

Quotes

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• Akon in Times Online
  I was not aware that the statue was even on the set of the video until now. I would never set out to offend or desecrate anyone's religion or religious beliefs,Akon said in a statement. "I myself am a spiritual man, so I can understand why...
• Robert Mugabe in Washington Post
  Once again we have shamed all our detractors, who, through gullible people, tried to use every opportunity to undermine our independence and desecrate our hard-earned and inalienable right to self-determination,Mugabe said as he opened his...
• John Squire in Gigwise
  In a message on his website, Squire wrote: "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group The Stone Roses."