Associations to the word «Desecrate»

Wiktionary

DESECRATE, verb. (transitive)   To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
DESECRATE, verb. (transitive)   To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
DESECRATE, verb. (transitive)   To inappropriately change.
DESECRATE, adjective. (rare) Desecrated.

Dictionary definition

DESECRATE, verb. Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God".
DESECRATE, verb. Remove the consecration from a person or an object.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn