'desecration' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is used to refer to an act of disrespect or violation of something held sacred, such as a religious monument or a natural resource. For example, "The vandalism of the cemetery was an act of desecration."
"It would be a complete desecration of the entire artistic ethos of the undercroft, of the appropriation and reinterpretation of space.
Over the past couple of months there have been arson and other attacks on mosques in Hemel Hempstead, Leicester, Scunthorpe, Stoke and Kingston, as well as desecration of a Muslim graveyard and fire-bombing of a halal shop.
This week the Senate spent two long days discussing whether the constitution should be amended to make flag desecration illegal.
The needle threatened the desecration of the stone, the penetration to the core.
This will prevent zealous patriots from getting too close and at the same time prevent those intent on desecration from burning it.MICHAEL ROSTECKCairo.
Hardliners condemned the cheering as "desecration of the Islamic holy month".
The mob then poured alcohol on the corpses, in desecration.
Last week, for example, the House of Representatives voted 305-124 for a constitutional amendment saying: "The Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States".
The judge's move followed a barrage of e-mails (220,000 in a single day) that expressed outrage over the desecration of a revered statesman.
Some Republicans called on George Bush to use his powers to override the chamber and appoint Mr Bolton on a temporary basis.The House of Representatives approved a constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to ban desecration of the American flag.
The incidents listed included acts of vandalism or desecration against Christian churches; the failure of Christian health workers (doctors, nurses, pharmacists) to obtain opt-outs of conscience when asked to participate in abortions or sell abortifacients; and the similar fate of Christian marriage registrars, relationship counsellors or hoteliers who baulked at same-sex unions.
