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Sacrilege

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.

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Irreverence 76% connected

The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

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Violation 76% connected

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

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Sacrilegious 74% connected

Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sacrilegious 74% connected

Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.

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Blasphemy 92% connected

An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Desecration 92% connected

The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Profanation 92% connected

The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred;…

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