"Desecrate" is a word in ENGLISH

The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium …

The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred …

To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the …

One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied …

The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.

baláan a holy, sacred. Gahum sa mga baláan, Power of the saints. paka-v [a12] considered sacred. Gipakabaláan sa mga bumbay …

The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah.

An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See Rhesus.

A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.

birína - (Philippine Sp. virina) A small candlestick, socket, or receptacle for a candle, especially for candles around sacred images; …

Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.

To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.

A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as …

The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so …

The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious …

A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a …

One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.

Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses.