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sacrilege
the act of violating or profaning anything sacred
sacrilege
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
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
sacrilege
desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred
sacrilege
Sacrilege is behaviour that shows great disrespect for a holy place or object. Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege
sacrilege
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
sacrilege
{i} desecration of the holy, profanation of the sacred
sacrilege
{n} the robbery of a church or chapel