desecration
noun/ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃn/
/ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the act of damaging a holy thing or place or treating it without respect
- the desecration of a cemetery
- (figurative) the desecration of the countryside by new roads
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