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sacrilege
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sacrilege
(noun)
sacrilege
/
ˈ
sækrəlɪʤ/
noun
sacrilege
/
ˈ
sækrəlɪʤ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SACRILEGE
:
an act of treating a holy place or object in a way that does not show proper respect
[
singular
]
They accused him of committing a
sacrilege
.
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They accused him of
sacrilege
.
an act of
sacrilege
against the church
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often used figuratively
It would be (a)
sacrilege
to cut down such beautiful trees.
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— sacrilegious
/ˌsækrə
ˈ
lɪʤəs/
adjective
a
sacrilegious
act
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