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sacrilege

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sac·ri·lege  (skr-lj)
n.
Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred.

[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.]

sacri·legist (skr-ljst) n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sacrilegesacrilege - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act

sacrilege
Translations

sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] nsacrilegio
sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] nsacrilège m
sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] nSakrileg nt;
that would be sacrilege → das wäre ein Sakrileg
sacrilege [ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ] nsacrilegio

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
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
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
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

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The generations succeeded each other; the warrior who had committed the sacrilege perished miserably; the Moonstone passed
It is sacrilege to struggle against so many things, my Lord.
" he added, addressing the clerk at his side, "is it sacrilege or not, by law?
 
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