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sacrilege

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sacrilege

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

Synonyms of sacrilege

blasphemy, defilement, desecration, impiety, irreverence, profanation

Words Related to sacrilege

cursing, profanity, swearing

affront, insult

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

Near Antonyms of sacrilege

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration

Antonyms of sacrilege

adoration, glorification, worship

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