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sacrilege
sac·ri·lege
[
sákrəlij
]
noun
Definition:
1.
treating holy thing without respect:
the violation, desecration, or theft of something considered holy or sacred
2.
disrespect:
the disrespectful or irreverent treatment of something other people consider worthy of respect or reverence
[
14th century. Via French< Latin
sacrilegium
"temple robbery" <
sacrilegus
"collector of sacred things" <
sacr-
"sacred" +
legere
"collect"
]
sac·ri·le·gious
[
sàkrə líjjəss
]
adjective
sac·ri·le·gist
[
sàkrə ljist
]
noun
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sac·ri·le·gious [ sàkrə líjjəss ] adjectivesac·ri·le·gist [ sàkrə ljist ] noun
