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- Dictionarysacrilege/ˈsakrɪlɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred: "putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege"
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SACRILEGE definition: 1. (an act of) treating something holy or important without respect: 2. (an act of) treating…. Learn more.
The meaning of SACRILEGE is a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (such as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God. How to use sacrilege in a sentence.
Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object, site or person. This can take the form of irreverence to sacred persons, places, and things. When the sacrilegious offence is verbal, it is called blasphemy, and when physical, it is often called desecration.
SACRILEGE meaning: 1. (an act of) treating something holy or important without respect: 2. (an act of) treating…. Learn more.
Sacrilege definition: the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.. See examples of SACRILEGE used in a sentence.
Sacrilege was originally reserved for talking about blasphemous acts that disrespect, violate, or misuse holy traditions or objects. However, today the term sacrilege carries a broader, and lighter, meaning than its origins suggest.
You can use sacrilege to refer to disrespect that is shown for someone who is widely admired or for a belief that is widely accepted.
noun. /ˈsækrəlɪdʒ/ [uncountable, singular] an act of treating a holy thing or place without respect. The cult of the Roman emperor was sacrilege to Jews and Christians. (figurative) It would be sacrilege to alter the composer's original markings. Collocations Religion. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
n. 1. the misuse or desecration of anything regarded as sacred or as worthy of extreme respect: to play Mozart's music on a kazoo is sacrilege. 2. the act or an instance of taking anything sacred for secular use. [C13: from Old French sacrilège, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus temple-robber, from sacra sacred things + legere to take]
The act of appropriating to oneself or to secular use, or of violating, what is consecrated to God or religion. The intentional desecration or disrespectful treatment of a person, place, thing, or idea held sacred. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
