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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. heiligskennis تَدْنيس المُقَدَّسات светотатство svatokrádež helligbrøde die Entweihung ιεροσυλία sacrilegio pühaduserüvetamine توهين به مقدسات يا شعاير مذهبي pyhäinhäväistys sacrilège חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵש यज्ञ, बलि svetogrđe, oskvrnuće szentségtörés penghujatan helgispjöll, vanhelgun sacrilegio 神聖さを汚すこと 신성 모독, 성소(聖所)[]를 더럽힘 šventvagystė zaimošana; svētuma apgānīšana; zaimi pencabulan heiligschennis helligbrøde świętokradztwo sacrilégio sacrilegiu святотатство, кощунство svätokrádež svetoskrunstvo svetogrđe helgerån, vanhelgande การลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsal şeylere saygısızlık 瀆聖罪 святотатство, блюзнірство بے حرمتی tội phạm thượng
adj sacriˈlegious [-ˈlidʒəs]
skendig تَدْنيسي، مُدَنِّس светотатствен svatokrádežný vanhellig entweihend ιερόσυλος, βέβηλος sacrílego rüvetav موهن به مقدسات rienaava sacrilège שֶׁל חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵש धर्म विरोधी svetogrdan, bogohulan szentségtörő menghujat helgispjalla- sacrilego 神聖さを汚す 신성을 더럽히는 šventvagiškas zaimojošs suka mencabul heiligschennend ugudelig, vanhellig świętokradczy sacrílego profanator святотатственный, кощунственный svätokrádežný svetoskrunski svetogrdan vanhelgande, skändlig ที่ลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ saygısız 瀆聖的 блюзнірський غیر مقدس phạm thượng
adv sacriˈlegiously
skendig بصورةٍ تَدْنيسيِيَّه светотатствено svatokrádežně vanhelligt frevlerisch βέβηλα sacrílegamente, de manera sacrílega rüvetavalt حاكي از بي احترامي و توهين rienaavasti d'une manière sacrilège תוֹך חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵש देवद्रोही ढंग से, धर्मविरोधिता से svetogrdno, bogohulno szentségtörően secara menghujat á vanhelgandi hátt in maniera sacrilega 冒涜的に 신성을 더럽혀 šventvagiškai zaimojoši secara pencabulan heiligschennend ugudelig, vanhellig świętokradczo sacrilegamente în mod profanator святотатственно, кощунственно svätokrádežne svetoskrunsko svetogrdno vanhelgande, skändligt อย่างลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ saygısızca 瀆聖地 богохульно بے حرمتی سے phạm thượng
n sacriˈlegiousness
heiligskennis تَدْنِيسِيَّة кощунство svatokrádež vanhellighed der Frevel βεβήλωση cualidad de sacrílego jumalakartmatus, rüvetamine بي حرمتي؛توهين jumalattomuus caractère sacrilège חִילוּל הַקוֹדֵש देवद्रोही, धर्मविरोधिता svetogrdnost, bogohulnost szentségtörés penghujatan vanhelgandi hegðun/háttur carattere sacrilego 冒涜 신성을 모독함 šventvagystė zaimošana pencabulan heiligschennis ugudelighet świętokradztwo profanidade caracter profanator святотатство, кощунство svätokrádež svetoskrunskost svetogrdnost vanhelgande, skändlighet การลบหลู่สถานที่หรือสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsal şeylere saygısızlık 瀆聖 блюзнірство بے حرمتی sự phạm thượng 渎圣


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