All 3 Uses of
desecrate
in
Dracula
- I am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable, but in this, this desecration of the grave, of one who…
p. 219.4 *desecration = violation of the sacred nature
- Don't dare think more of such a desecration.
p. 220.3desecration = violation the sacred nature of something
- "...this, which we must not desecrate needless." This was a portion of Sacred Wafer, which he put in an envelope and handed to me.
p. 266.0desecrate = violate its sacred nature
Definition:
violate the sacred nature of something