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sacrilege::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blasphemy, desecration, profanation |
| Type of | irreverence, violation |
| Derivation | sacrilegious |
Examples of sacrilege
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When he first began practicing osteopathy, his church called his work sacrilege.
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The Potitii themselves were said to have perished as a result of this sacrilege.
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Muslims revere the book as the word of God and view its destruction as sacrilege.
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Pressman says it would be a sacrilege not to eat pasta the night before a race.
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I know it's sacrilege, but I find da Vinci problematic as a painter in general.
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This sport is clearly not for those who consider it sacrilege to mistreat a bike.
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To sell off such an asset would be sacrilege to Norton and the wider community.
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I like a good slug of lemon juice in mine, but many would regard it as sacrilege.
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The Catholic ritual is required after a sacrilege has been committed at a church.
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- Profanation: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
- Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object. In a less proper sense, any transgression against the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege. It can come in the form of irreverence to sacred persons, places, and things. ...
- Sacrilege is a double remix album by the band Can, released in 1997.
- Sacrilege were a female-fronted thrash metal band from the Midlands region of England. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their existence, Sacrilege are today recognised as an important band; both as an influence on later heavy metal and doom metal bands, and as an example of the ...
- 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.
- Profanation of or irreverence toward persons, places, and things which are sacred, i.e., dedicated to God; sacrilege against the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, is a particularly grave offense against the first commandment.
- (Deadly sin) (compare to blasphemy)
