Meanings
nounhost desecration (countable and uncountable, plural host desecrations)
plural host desecrations
- countableuncountableChristianityThe sacrilegious mistreatment or malicious use of the host (consecrated bread of the Eucharist).
Translations
French Accusation de profanation d'hosties contre les Juifs
- Accusation de profanation d'hosties contre les Juifsa form of sacrilege in Christian denominations
Swedish hostieskändning
- hostieskändninga form of sacrilege in Christian denominations
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APA
host desecration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/host%20desecration
MLA
“host desecration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/host%20desecration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “host desecration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/host%20desecration.
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