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Meaning of 'sacrilege' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sacrilege [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'sacrilege' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sacrilege [ n]
Meaning (1):
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
Example in sentence:
  • desecration of the Holy Sabbath

Nearby Words:

sac sacalait sacar saccade saccate saccharate saccharic sacchariferous saccharified saccharify

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