sacrilege

sac·ri·lege

S0011800 (săk′rə-lĭj)n. Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something regarded as sacred.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus, one who steals sacred things : sacer, sacred; see sacred + legere, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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sac′ri·le′gist (săk′rə-lē′jĭst) n.

sacrilege

(ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ) n1. the misuse or desecration of anything regarded as sacred or as worthy of extreme respect: to play Mozart's music on a kazoo is sacrilege. 2. the act or an instance of taking anything sacred for secular use[C13: from Old French sacrilège, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus temple-robber, from sacra sacred things + legere to take] sacrilegist n

sac•ri•lege

(ˈsæc rə lɪdʒ)

n. 1. the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred. 2. an instance of this. [1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin sacrilegium=sacri-, comb. form of sacrum sacred object or place + leg(ere) to steal, literally, gather + -ium -ium¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

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sacrilege - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"desecration, profanation, blasphemyirreverence, violation - a disrespectful act

sacrilege

noun1. desecration, violation, blasphemy, mockery, heresy, irreverence, profanity, impiety, profanation, profaneness Stealing from a place of worship was considered a sacrilege.
desecration respect, reverence, piety2. disrespect, contempt, disregard, dishonour, lack of respect, irreverence, impertinence, discourtesy It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.

sacrilege

nounAn act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred:blasphemy, desecration, profanation, violation.

Translations

亵渎神圣渎圣罪

sacrilege

(ˈsӕkrəlidʒ) noun the act of using a holy thing or place in a wicked way. Robbing a church is considered (a) sacrilege. 褻瀆神明行為 亵渎神圣，渎圣罪 ˈsacriˈlegious (-ˈlidʒəs) adjective 褻瀆神明的 渎圣的ˌsacriˈlegiously adverb 褻瀆神明的地 渎圣地ˌsacriˈlegiousness noun 褻瀆 渎圣