осквернить

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оскврьнити (oskvrĭniti).

Pronunciation

Verb

оскверни́ть (oskvernítʹpf (imperfective оскверня́ть)

  1. to defile, to profane
    оскверни́ть па́мятникoskvernítʹ pámjatnikto deface a memorial
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 7:15:
      ничто, входящее в человека извне, не может осквернить его; но что исходит из него, то оскверняет человека.
      ništo, vxodjaščeje v čeloveka izvne, ne možet oskvernitʹ jevo; no što isxodit iz nevo, to oskvernjajet čeloveka.
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