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conspurcação (de templo, igreja)

desecration

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The ceremony was devised as a reparation act for the 1704 desecration. en.wikipedia.org

The desecration origami gained ground parallel to the reduction of costs. en.wikipedia.org

When it went public in sporadic occurrences, reaction was often harsh, and included the desecration of shrines and altars. en.wikipedia.org

This can include desecration of sacred books, sacred places or sacred objects. en.wikipedia.org

Ghosts can also be created by the desecration of a tombstone. en.wikipedia.org

Conceived from improvisation, this collage of poems culminates in a flood poem as the desecration of the earth is compared to the treatment of women. en.wikipedia.org

He writes that not only was temple desecration widely practised and accepted, it was a necessary part of political struggle. en.wikipedia.org

They later started burying people in secret caves in order to save the bones from desecration by enemies. en.wikipedia.org

The dead were buried, and fires were burned over the graves to prevent their discovery and desecration. en.wikipedia.org

Desecration may be applied to natural systems or components, particularly if those systems are part of naturalistic spiritual religion. en.wikipedia.org

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