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What (who) is sacrilege$71597$ - definition
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VIOLATION OR INJURIOUS TREATMENT OF A SACRED OBJECT, SITE OR PERSON
Sacrilige; Sacrelige; Sacraligious; Sacreligious; Sacrileges; Sacrilege law
·noun The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
sacrilege
VIOLATION OR INJURIOUS TREATMENT OF A SACRED OBJECT, SITE OR PERSON
Sacrilige; Sacrelige; Sacraligious; Sacreligious; Sacrileges; Sacrilege law
1.
Sacrilege is behaviour that shows great disrespect for a holy place or object.
Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege.
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2.
You can use sacrilege to refer to disrespect that is shown for someone who is widely admired or for a belief that is widely accepted.
It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.
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sacrilege
VIOLATION OR INJURIOUS TREATMENT OF A SACRED OBJECT, SITE OR PERSON
Sacrilige; Sacrelige; Sacraligious; Sacreligious; Sacrileges; Sacrilege law
['sakr?l?d?]
¦ noun violation or misuse of something regarded as sacred or as having great value.
Derivatives
sacrilegious adjective
sacrilegiously adverb
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. sacrilegium, from sacrilegus 'stealer of sacred things', from sacer, sacr- 'sacred' + legere 'take possession of'.
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Sacrilege (disambiguation)
A sacrilege is the mistreatment of a sacred object.
Sacrilege may also refer to:
