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Word: Sacrilege
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus ‘stealer of sacred things’, from sacer, sacr- ‘sacred’ + legere ‘take possession of’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsakrɪlɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred
Short Definition:violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred
Examples:- putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege
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