sacrilege
sac·ri·lege
святотатство, блюзнірство
кощунство, святотатство
Sakrileg
Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacredDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
UK/ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈsækɹəlɪd͡ʒ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
Sakrileg
кощу́нствоkoščúnstvo, святота́тствоsvjatotátstvo
святота́тствоsvjatotátstvo, блюзнірствоbljuznirstvo
More definitions
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred:
Русский
By meaning 1
desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred:
Origin
Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, froCirca 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”). Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century.
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Forms
plural: sacrileges| Singular | sacrilege |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character:profanationdesecrationblasphemy
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable