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Webster 1913 Edition


Desecration

Desˊe-cra′tion

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Noun.
The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.

Webster 1828 Edition


Desecration

DESECRATION

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Noun.
The act of diverting from a sacred purpose or use to which a thing had been devoted; the act of diverting from a sacred character or office.