Desecration
Desecration noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.
Defacing and desecration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defacing" instead a noun "Desecration".
Defacing
Defacing noun - Deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property.
Usage example: the neo-Nazis' defacing of the synagogue was condemned by the entire community
Desecration and defacing are semantically related. You can use "Desecration" instead a noun "Defacing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- destruction and desecration
- destruction and defacing
- ruin and desecration
- ruin and defacing
- violation and desecration
- violation and defacing
- assault and desecration
- assault and defacing
- degradation and desecration
- degradation and defacing
- damage and desecration
- damage and defacing
- outrage and desecration
- outrage and defacing
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Defacing and Desecration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desecration/defacing
Desecration & Defacing. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desecration/defacing>.
Defacing or Desecration. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desecration/defacing.
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