Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desecration

/dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: des-e-cra-tion
IPA: /dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It seemed a desecration and an unhallowed thing to touch that sleeping image of the live man by my side."
"In the same year as the Furness objection, sadder tidings befell St Pancras Priory at Lewes, in East Sussex. Despite it having the distinction of being the earliest Cluniac monastery in Great Britain, petitions to prevent the Brighton Lewes & Hastings Railway from imposing on its site with its Lewes line failed. The line was approved and, as if as an act of deliberate desecration and assertion of the railways' power, passed over the site of the high altar."

Etymology

From desecrate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: desecrate

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

desecrations (plural)

Derived Forms

nondesecration

Phrases

host desecration

Frequently Paired Words

desecrate

Synonyms

blasphemy sacrilege profanation desecration

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce desecration?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does desecration mean?: An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
Where does desecration come from?: From desecrate + -ion.

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