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单词 sacrilege
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sac•ri•lege /ˈsækrəlɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Religion[uncountable] the act of mistreating something sacred.
  2. Religion an instance of this:[countable]to commit a sacrilege.
sac•ri•le•gious /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/USA pronunciation  adj. 
sac•ri•le•gious•ly, adv. See -leg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sac•ri•lege  (sacrə lij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionthe violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
  2. Religionan instance of this.
  3. Religionthe stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.
  • Latin sacrilegium, equivalent. to sacri- (combining form of sacrum holy place) + leg(ere) to steal, literally, gather + -ium -ium
  • Old French
  • Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sacrilege /ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ/ n
  1. the misuse or desecration of anything regarded as sacred or as worthy of extreme respect
  2. the act or an instance of taking anything sacred for secular use
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French sacrilège, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus temple-robber, from sacra sacred things + legere to take

sacrilegist /ˌsækrɪˈliːdʒɪst/ n
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