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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sacrilege \Sac"ri*lege\, n. [F. sacril[`e]ge, L. sacrilegium,
from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up,
sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See
{Sacred}, and {Legend}.]
The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the
alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been
appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
[1913 Webster]
And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb
With sacrilege to dig. --Spenser.
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Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and
enriched with the spoils of sacrilege. --South.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sacrilege
n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its
sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn:
{profanation}, {desecration}, {blasphemy}, {sacrilege}]
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