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1. (n.) sacrilege
the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
2. sacrilege
an instance of this.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < OF < L sacrilegium=sacri-, comb. form of sacrum sacred object or place +leg(ere) to steal, lit., gather +-ium -ium1)
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| Definition of 'sacrilege' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
"desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
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| Definition of 'sacrilege' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) 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
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| Definitions of 'sacrilege' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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sacrilege
1. Any impolite act in the presence of a Humbug.
2. To shock the sensibilities of a Nobody.
3. To kill a mystical Mule or swap jokes in public with a Ghost.
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Sense: the act of using a holy thing or place in a wicked way
Robbing a church is considered (a) sacrilege.
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 Afrikaans: heiligskennis |
 Arabic: تَدْنيس المُقَدَّسات |
 Bulgarian: светотатство |
 Brazilian: sacrilégio |
 Czech: svatokrádež |
 German: die Entweihung |
 Danish: helligbrøde |
 Greek: ιεροσυλία |
 Spanish: sacrilegio |
 Estonian: pühaduserüvetamine |
 Farsi: توهين به مقدسات يا شعاير |
 Finnish: pyhäinhäväistys |
 French: sacrilège |
 Hebrew: חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵש |
 Hindi: यज्ञ, बलि |
 Croatian: svetogrđe, oskvrnuće |
 Hungarian: szentségtörés |
 Indonesian: penghujatan |
 Icelandic: helgispjöll, vanhelgun |
 Italian: sacrilegio |
 Japanese: 神聖さを汚すこと |
 Korean: 신성모독 |
 Lithuanian: šventvagystė |
 Latvian: zaimošana; svētuma apgānī |
 Malay: pencabulan |
 Dutch: heiligschennis |
 Norwegian: helligbrøde |
 Polish: świętokradztwo |
 Persian: توهين به مقدسات يا شعاير |
 Pashto: ددين سپكاوى، ددين بې عزتى |
 Portuguese: sacrilégio |
 Romanian: sacrilegiu |
 Russian: святотатство, кощунство |
 Slovak: svätokrádež |
 Slovenian: svetoskrunstvo |
 Serbian: svetogrđe |
 Swedish: helgerån, vanhelgande |
 Thai: การลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศ |
 Turkish: kutsalşeylere saygısızlık |
 Taiwanese: 褻瀆神明行為 |
 Ukrainian: святотатство, блюзнірство |
 Urdu: بے حرمتی |
 Vietnamese: tội phạm thượng |
 Chinese: 亵渎神圣，渎圣罪 |
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