sacrilegistn.
/sakrɪˈliːdʒɪst/ One addicted to or guilty of sacrilege.
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society > faith > worship > sacrilege > [noun] > one who commits
sacrilegerc1380
defouler14..
sacrilegea1492
violator1533
defiler1551
profaner?1552
sacrilegist1621
desecrator1879
1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 102 To the third Generation, neuer yet did prosper, nor euer shall, the Sacrilegist.
1683 O. U. Parish-churches No Conventicles 6 He doth..charge us..with being Sacrilegists, worse than the worst of Conventiclers.
1866 A. Harwood tr. E. de Pressensé Jesus Christ i. iii. 98 A sacrilegist never hesitating to elevate his creatures to the priesthood.
1898 T. Watts-Dunton Aylwin (1900) 109/1 Secrecy is the first thing for us sacrilegists to consider.
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