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DESECRATE, v.t. [L. To consecrate, from sacred.] 1. To divert from a sacred purpose or appropriation; opposed to consecrate; as, to desecrate a donation to a church. 2. To divest of a sacred character or office. The clergy-cannot suffer corporal punishment, without being previously desecrated.
1. To divert from a sacred purpose or appropriation; opposed to consecrate; as, to desecrate a donation to a church.
2. To divest of a sacred character or office.
The clergy-cannot suffer corporal punishment, without being previously desecrated.
