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1 sacrilege
'sækrəli‹(the act of using a holy thing or place in a wicked way: Robbing a church is considered (a) sacrilege.) helligbrøde- sacrilegiously
- sacrilegiousnesssubst. \/ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ\/, \/ˌˈsækrəlɪdʒ\/1) ( også overført) helligbrøde, vanhelligelse• it would be a sacrilege to tear down the old venerable buildings to build a new town halldet ville være helligbrøde å rive ned den gamle ærverdige bebyggelsen for å bygge et nytt rådhus2) kirkeran, tempelskjending
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sacrilege — ► NOUN ▪ violation or misuse of something regarded as sacred or as having great value. DERIVATIVES sacrilegious adjective. ORIGIN Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus stealer of sacred things … English terms dictionary
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sacrilege — noun desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred … Wiktionary
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sacrilege — sac|ri|lege [ sækrəlıdʒ ] noun uncount 1. ) behavior that does not show respect for a holy place, object, or idea 2. ) behavior that does not show respect for something most people admire … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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sacrilege — UK [ˈsækrəlɪdʒ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) behaviour that does not show respect for a holy place, object, or idea 2) behaviour that does not show respect for something that most people admire … English dictionary
sacrilege — [ˈsækrəlɪdʒ] noun [U] behaviour that shows that someone has no respect for something holy or important sacrilegious [ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs] adj … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sacrilege — /ˈsækrəlɪdʒ / (say sakruhlij) noun 1. the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred. 2. an instance of this. 3. the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God. {Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrilegium} …