Desecrated Meaning in English

word · lemma: desecrate

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التعريف

Treated a sacred place or thing with disrespect or violated its holiness. Often used about religious sites, graves, or symbols.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually formal and serious; relates to actions that violate religious or deeply respected places/things. Common with words like 'temple', 'grave', or 'altar'. Do not confuse with 'destroyed', which just means ruined with no disrespect. 'Desecrated' always implies a loss of sacredness.

• Spanish: profanado - mancillado
• Portuguese (BR): profanado
• Portuguese (PT): profanado
• Chinese (Simplified): 亵渎的 - 被玷污的
• Chinese (Traditional): 褻瀆的 - 被玷污的
• Hindi: अपवित्र किया गया
• Arabic: مُنتهَك الحُرمة - مُدَنَّس
• Bengali: অপবিত্র করা - অপমান করা (পবিত্র জায়গা বা বিষয়ের ক্ষেত্রে)
• Russian: осквернить - надругаться (над святыней)
• Japanese: 冒涜する
• Vietnamese: xúc phạm (thánh địa hoặc vật thiêng liêng) - báng bổ
• Korean: 모독하다 - 훼손하다 (성스러운 것)
• Turkish: kirletmek (kutsal bir şeyi) - saygısızlık etmek
• Urdu: بی حرمتی کرنا - بے ادبی کرنا (مقدس چیز یا جگہ کے ساتھ)
• Indonesian: menodai - mencemarkan (tempat suci atau benda sakral)

جمل نموذجية

The ancient temple was desecrated by vandals.

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Someone desecrated the grave with graffiti.

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People were shocked when they heard the church had been desecrated.

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The holy book was desecrated during the attack.

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The museum displayed items that had once been desecrated but later restored.

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Many feel that the battlefield was desecrated by turning it into a shopping center.

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