Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desecrated
adj 1: treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and
cemeteries" [ant: {consecrate}, {consecrated},
{dedicated}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
