sacrilege

• Nom désignant un acte de manque de respect ou de traitement outrageant envers une personne, un lieu ou un objet sacré, souvent considéré comme blasphématoire.

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.

   Sacrilège (comportement blasphématoire)

   • 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.

   Synonymesblasphemydefilementdesecrationimpietyirreverenceprofanation

   Antonymesadorationrespectreverenceveneration

2. Violation of sacred characterC1formal

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

   Sacrilège

   • 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.

   Synonymesblasphemydefilementdesecrationirreverenceprofanationviolation

   Antonymesconsecrationrespectreverencesanctificationveneration