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Meanings of sacrilege in English

Portuguese
blasfêmia
Catalan
blasfèmia
Spanish
sacrilegio

Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.

        blasfêmia
        Usage of sacrilege in English
        1
        To invade this world is not bad breeding; it is social sacrilege.
        A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
        2
        Mr. Stockton regarded the proposed act in the light of a sacrilege.
        The Captain's Toll-Gate
        3
        He is wanted for multiple cases of sacrilege and housebreakings in Manchester.
        Jamaica Observer
        4
        That was the law concerning sacrilege against the trees of the gods.
        Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
        5
        But I was in a hurry to leave the scene of sacrilege.
        Put Yourself in His Place
        6
        It was unconsecrated, and there could be no sacrilege in using it.
        The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in...
        7
        Even as he sought to fight, Gaborn feared that he committed sacrilege.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        8
        But he atoned for the sacrilege upon the memorable field of Poitiers.
        Medieval Europe
        9
        He will know how we punish the outrage, the crime, the sacrilege.
        The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
        10
        Naturally the Church had cognisance of all cases of sacrilege and heresy.
        The Church and the Empire / Being an Outline of the History of t...
        11
        Such a deprivation in his eyes would almost have seemed a sacrilege.
        The Irish Race in the Past and the Present
        12
        As for Harald, he deserted and cast in his lot with sacrilege.
        The Danish History, Books I-IX
        13
        Objection 1: It would seem that sacrilege is not a special sin.
        Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
        14
        And they will at some time pay the penalty for this sacrilege.
        The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
        15
        The thought of getting money for them was to me a sacrilege.
        The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 1
        16
        Blindness is commonly supposed to be the consequence of such a sacrilege.
        Darwin and Modern Science
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        Spanish
        sacrilegio
        Sacrilege through the time
        Sacrilege across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common