Desecrate and Set apart

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Desecrate verb - To treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect.

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Set apart is an antonym for desecrate.

Nearby Words: desecration, desecrating

Set apart verb - Select something or someone for a specific purpose.

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Desecrate is an antonym for set apart in topics: sanctify, thoughts, hold in highest esteem, hold in high religious regard.

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