desecration of a holy place

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• DESECRATION — (Heb. חִלּוּל, ḥillul; lit., desanctification or profanation ). In the Bible Desecration occurs when the holy is replaced by the profane or impure, the difference between the two being that the impure must be purified before it can be… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Desecration — For other uses, see Desecration (disambiguation). Desecration (also called desacralization or desanctification) is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be… …   Wikipedia

• desecration —    This word (which is the opposite of the Latin consecrare, meaning to make holy ) means the disrespectful treatment or profanation of a sacred object, such as a chalice, or a sacred place, such as a church …   Glossary of theological terms

• Host desecration — A desecrated host. Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity (most frequently identified as such in the traditions of Anglicanism, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, and Roman Catholicism) involving the mistreatment or… …   Wikipedia

• Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 — The Qur an desecration controversy of 2005 began when Newsweek s April 30 issue contained a report about U.S. prison guards or interrogators deliberately damaging a copy of Islam s holiest book, the Qur an.A week later, the charge that Americans… …   Wikipedia

• 2005 Quran desecration controversy — The 2005 Qur an desecration controversy began when Newsweek s April 30 issue contained a report asserting that United States prison guards or interrogators had deliberately damaged a copy of Islam s holiest book, the Qur an. A week later, Hendrik …   Wikipedia

• Flag desecration — and flags of other countries. Some countries have laws protecting the right to burn a flag as free speech. BackgroundFlags can be destroyed by burning or can be defaced with slogans, excrement, etc. Flags can be walked upon, spat upon, or dragged …   Wikipedia

• Vessels For Holy Oils —     Vessels for Holy Oils     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vessels for Holy Oils     In Christian antiquity there existed an important category of vessels used as receptacles for holy oil. These were the ampullae or pittacia, which varied greatly in …   Catholic encyclopedia

• RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism