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sacrilege
Meaning: disrespectful violation of something considered sacred
sacrilege in a sentence
How sacrilege is used in real sentences:
Many residents regarded the destruction of the ancient shrine as sacrilege.
The monks considered the theft of the ceremonial relic an act of sacrilege.
“Some engineers regarded any change to the revered calibration table as sacrilege; previous missions had preserved such tables untouched after launch.”
— from the passage The Drift Above
Synonyms for sacrilege
Other words for sacrilege — desecration, profanation and blasphemy — carry the same meaning.
- desecration
- profanation
- blasphemy
Antonyms of sacrilege
Words that mean the opposite of sacrilege:
- reverence
- veneration
- devotion
Where it comes from
From Latin sacrilegium, meaning 'theft of sacred things.'
Word parts
- sacr/sanct — holy; sacred
sacrilege: sacr (sacred) + leg (take)
Memory hook
SACRILEGE begins like SACRED: sacrilege violates what is sacred.