sacrilege

sac·ri·lege  (skr-lj)

n.

Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something 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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sacri·legist (skr-ljst) n.

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sacrilege

Noun

1. the misuse of or disrespect shown to something sacred

2. disrespect for a person who is widely admired or a belief that is widely accepted: it is a sacrilege to offend democracy [Latin sacrilegus temple robber]

sacrilegious adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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sacrilege

noun desecration, violation, blasphemy, mockery, heresy, irreverence, profanity, impiety, profanation, profaneness << OPPOSITE reverence

Translations

sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] n → sacrilegio

sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] n → sacrilège m

sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] n → Sakrileg nt;

that would be sacrilege → das wäre ein Sakrileg

sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] n → sacrilegio

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sacrilege

n sacrilege [ˈsӕkrəlidʒ]

the act of using a holy thing or place in a wicked way Robbing a church is considered (a) sacrilege.heiligskennisتَدْنيس المُقَدَّساتсветотатствоsvatokrádežhelligbrødedie Entweihungιεροσυλίαsacrilegiopühaduserüvetamineتوهين به مقدسات يا شعاير مذهبيpyhäinhäväistyssacrilègeחִילוּל הַקוֹדֵשयज्ञ, बलिsvetogrđe, oskvrnućeszentségtöréspenghujatanhelgispjöll, vanhelgunsacrilegio神聖さを汚すこと신성 모독, 성소(聖所)[]를 더럽힘šventvagystėzaimošana; svētuma apgānīšana; zaimipencabulanheiligschennishelligbrødeświętokradztwosacrilégiosacrilegiuсвятотатство, кощунствоsvätokrádežsvetoskrunstvosvetogrđehelgerån, vanhelgandeการลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์kutsal şeylere saygısızlık瀆聖罪святотатство, блюзнірствоبے حرمتیtội phạm thượng渎圣罪

adj ˈsacriˈlegious [-ˈlidʒəs]

skendigتَدْنيسي، مُدَنِّسсветотатственsvatokrádežnývanhelligentweihendιερόσυλος, βέβηλοςsacrílegorüvetavموهن به مقدساتrienaavasacrilègeשֶׁל חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵשधर्म विरोधीsvetogrdan, bogohulanszentségtörőmenghujathelgispjalla-sacrilego神聖さを汚す신성을 더럽히는šventvagiškaszaimojošssuka mencabulheiligschennendugudelig, vanhelligświętokradczysacrílegoprofanatorсвятотатственный, кощунственныйsvätokrádežnýsvetoskrunskisvetogrdanvanhelgande, skändligที่ลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์saygısız瀆聖的блюзнірськийغیر مقدسphạm thượng渎圣的

adv ˌsacriˈlegiously

skendigبصورةٍ تَدْنيسيِيَّهсветотатственоsvatokrádežněvanhelligtfrevlerischβέβηλαsacrílegamente, de manera sacrílegarüvetavaltحاكي از بي احترامي و توهينrienaavastid'une manière sacrilègeתוֹך חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵשदेवद्रोही ढंग से, धर्मविरोधिता सेsvetogrdno, bogohulnoszentségtörőensecara menghujatá vanhelgandi háttin maniera sacrilega冒涜的に신성을 더럽혀šventvagiškaizaimojošisecara pencabulanheiligschennendugudelig, vanhelligświętokradczosacrilegamenteîn mod profanatorсвятотатственно, кощунственноsvätokrádežnesvetoskrunskosvetogrdnovanhelgande, skändligtอย่างลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์saygısızca瀆聖地богохульноبے حرمتی سےphạm thượng渎圣地

n ˌsacriˈlegiousness

heiligskennisتَدْنِيسِيَّةкощунствоsvatokrádežvanhellighedder Frevelβεβήλωσηcualidad de sacrílegojumalakartmatus, rüvetamineبي حرمتي؛توهينjumalattomuuscaractère sacrilègeחִילוּל הַקוֹדֵשदेवद्रोही, धर्मविरोधिताsvetogrdnost, bogohulnostszentségtöréspenghujatanvanhelgandi hegðun/hátturcarattere sacrilego冒涜신성을 모독함šventvagystėzaimošanapencabulanheiligschennisugudelighetświętokradztwoprofanidadecaracter profanatorсвятотатство, кощунствоsvätokrádežsvetoskrunskostsvetogrdnostvanhelgande, skändlighetการลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์kutsal şeylere saygısızlık瀆聖блюзнірствоبے حرمتیsự phạm thượng渎圣