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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

violation

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

sin, trespass
Near Antonyms of sacrilege

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration
Antonyms of sacrilege

adoration, glorification, worship

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