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  • noun Plural form of desecration.

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Examples

  • Yusein was quoted by Dnevnik daily as saying that although Bulgarian Muslims have enjoyed harmonious relations with other religious groups for hundreds of years, the desecrations are a sign that Bulgarian society is not as tolerant as it is purported to be.

    SofiaEcho RSS feed 2008

  • You know how many flag "desecrations" there have been this year?

    June 2006 2006

  • Local officials urged Israeli authorities to catch the arsonists, noting that no one has been prosecuted for previous desecrations of mosques in the West Bank in the past year.

    Rabbis replace Korans at burned mosque in West Bank Joel Greenberg 2010

  • Historically, narco executions of other criminals have involved other things such as decapitations, messages left on the bodies and other desecrations.

    It may not be a trend, but it does happen 2010

  • Local officials urged Israeli authorities to catch the arsonists, noting that no one has been prosecuted for previous desecrations of mosques in the West Bank in the past year.

    Rabbis replace Korans at burned mosque in West Bank Joel Greenberg 2010

  • Historically, narco executions of other criminals have involved other things such as decapitations, messages left on the bodies and other desecrations.

    It may not be a trend, but it does happen 2010

  • During the exhibition, Faith Ringgold, Jean Toche and Jon Hendricks are arrested for their "desecrations" of the flag, which in Ringgold's case isn't really the use of a flag as much as it is a repainting of the flag with the words Die Nigger interspersed with the Stars and Stripes.

    G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011

  • Historically, narco executions of other criminals have involved other things such as decapitations, messages left on the bodies and other desecrations.

    It may not be a trend, but it does happen 2010

  • During the exhibition, Faith Ringgold, Jean Toche and Jon Hendricks are arrested for their "desecrations" of the flag, which in Ringgold's case isn't really the use of a flag as much as it is a repainting of the flag with the words Die Nigger interspersed with the Stars and Stripes.

    G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011

  • Historically, narco executions of other criminals have involved other things such as decapitations, messages left on the bodies and other desecrations.

    It may not be a trend, but it does happen 2010

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