sacrilege

• Sustantivo que designa la profanación o el trato irrespetuoso hacia una persona, lugar u objeto sagrado, acto que a menudo se considera impío o blasfemo.

A noun referring to an act of treating a sacred person, place, or thing with disrespect or violation, often considered blasphemous.

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1. Blasphemous behaviorC1formal

   The act of treating something sacred with disrespect or violating its holy nature.

   Sacrilegio

   • Burning the ancient temple was considered an act of sacrilege.
   • He was accused of sacrilege for mocking the religious ceremony.
   • To speak such words in a church is a sacrilege.

   Sinónimosblasphemydefilementdesecrationimpietyirreverenceprofanation

   Antónimosadorationrespectreverenceveneration

2. Violation of sacred characterC1formal

   The act of depriving something of its sacred character or treating it as ordinary.

   Profanación de lo sagrado

   • The commercial use of the holy site was seen as a sacrilege.
   • Turning the chapel into a nightclub would be a sacrilege.
   • They viewed the renovation as a sacrilege against the historic building.

   Sinónimosblasphemydefilementdesecrationirreverenceprofanationviolation

   Antónimosconsecrationrespectreverencesanctificationveneration