as in blasphemy
an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things
spitting on the temple floor would be a great sacrilege
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Recent Examples of sacrilege
And still, Wankdorf Stadium heaved with Portuguese song, as if any other noise outside of a goal celebration might border on sacrilege.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
But replacing barley malt with rice still might strike some beer aficionados as sacrilege.
—ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
To sully that legacy seems like sartorial sacrilege.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Lea has dropped out of medical school to become a reformed Rabbi – which to her father is a sacrilege.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacrilege
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
But replacing barley malt with rice still might strike some beer aficionados as sacrilege.
—ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
To sully that legacy seems like sartorial sacrilege.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Lea has dropped out of medical school to become a reformed Rabbi – which to her father is a sacrilege.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacrilege
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrilege
Noun
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Another young man, Mashal Khan, a university student and poet, was lynched by a mob of fellow students who accused him of blasphemy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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As depicted in the movie, Lee was arrested multiple times for blasphemy and disturbing the peace.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Leonard was also charged in Linn County with interference with law enforcement, criminal desecration, and having a vicious dog at large, according to a news release from Kansas City, Kansas, police.—
Kendrick Calfee
Updated January 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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The government called for a nationwide march on Monday in support of the regime and in opposition to what authorities described as recent acts of desecration and insults against Islamic symbols, including the Quran, by protesters.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 20-month sentence imposed on Kim was a surprise after independent counsel Min Joong-ki called for a 15-year prison term on three charges, including stock price manipulation, political funding law violations and accepting bribes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Government entities that fail to clearly designate facilities as either male or female could face a $25,000 fine for a first violation and a $125,000 fine for subsequent violations.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s gore, demogorgons, demodogs, sexuality, cursing, weapons, drinking, and even death.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pete Golding went from a cursing curiosity in the coaching ranks to taking on legendary status in Ole Miss football history Thursday night.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.—
John Edgar Wideman,
The New Yorker,
8 July 2021
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Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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But health policy experts have warned the new strategy carries risks for corruption and missing the most vulnerable people.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Under Erdoğan’s orders, prosecutors used charges of corruption, bribery, and support for terrorism to arrest Istanbul’s mayor and more than 100 other administrators of the Istanbul municipality.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sacrilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrilege. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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