| slovo | definícia |
desecrate
(encz) | desecrate,zhanobit Martin M. |
desecrate
(encz) | desecrate,znesvětit Martin M. |
Desecrate
(gcide) | Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Desecrating.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
[1913 Webster]
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
without being previously desecrated. --W. Tooke.
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The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
who should desecrate their donations. --Salmon.
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desecrate
(wn) | desecrate
v 1: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the
church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate,
profane, outrage, violate]
2: remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn:
desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate] [ant: bless,
consecrate, hallow, sanctify] |
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desecrated
(encz) | desecrated,hanobil v: Zdeněk Broždesecrated,znesvětil v: Zdeněk Brož |
consecrated vs desecrated consecrate
(gcide) | dedicated \dedicated\ adj.
1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated
musician.
Syn: devoted.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.
Syn: devoted.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life
dedicated to science. [Narrower terms: {consecrated (vs.
desecrated), consecrate}]
Syn: dedicated to(predicate), devoted to(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5] |
Desecrate
(gcide) | Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Desecrating.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
[1913 Webster]
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
without being previously desecrated. --W. Tooke.
[1913 Webster]
The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
who should desecrate their donations. --Salmon.
[1913 Webster] |
Desecrated
(gcide) | Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Desecrating.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
[1913 Webster]
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
without being previously desecrated. --W. Tooke.
[1913 Webster]
The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
who should desecrate their donations. --Salmon.
[1913 Webster] |
Desecrater
(gcide) | Desecrater \Des"e*cra`ter\, n.
One who desecrates; a profaner. --Harper's Mag.
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desecrated
(wn) | desecrated
adj 1: treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and
cemeteries" [ant: consecrate, consecrated,
dedicated] |
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