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sacrilege

[ sak-ruh-lij ]

noun

  1. the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
  2. an instance of this.
  3. the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.


sacrilege

/ ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ; ˌsækrɪˈliːdʒɪst /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • sacrilegist, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sacrilege1

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin sacrilegium, equivalent to sacri- (combining form of sacrum holy place) + leg ( ere ) to steal, literally, gather + -ium -ium
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sacrilege1

C13: from Old French è, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus temple-robber, from sacra sacred things + legere to take
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Example Sentences

He had pleaded guilty to the 2024 arson attack which the church described as "an act of desecration and sacrilege".

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Sir Gavin branded name change a "woke moment" in what he called the "pathetic" Ministry of Defence, while Shapps decried the decision as "sacrilege" and evidence of "Labour's woke nonsense".

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A flamboyant clergyman with a flair for vaping, Tedesco promises to cease “the sacrilege of relativism, placing all faiths as equal.”

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But there has been fierce resistance along the way, particularly from some fellow surfers who think the whole idea of turning an intimate, almost zen-like communion with nature into a competition is sacrilege.

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He said he grabbed her arm to prevent what he considered sacrilege, as the Catholic faith considers the Communion bread to be the body of Jesus Christ.

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