SACRILEGE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

sacrilege

noun

ˈsa-krə-lij

Definition of sacrilege

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 That’s sacrilege on par with an Ohioan disowning football or a Texan recoiling at the smell of brisket, a Kentuckian thumbing his nose at college basketball. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026 Sure, Texans are very hospitable, but playing anything other than country music over the speakers is normally considered sacrilege in that establishment. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 But by then, religious and political leaders from around the world condemned the image, some calling it a sacrilege. — Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 In other words, there’s a chance that Jenner could reach free agency and sign with another club, an idea that would have seemed near sacrilege not long ago. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrilege

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Noun

Or a plot to divert attention from Murphy’s blasphemy of her famously lucky number 13?

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
That might have sounded like blasphemy just half a decade ago, but college football is always evolving, and Swinney is a man stuck in time.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of blasphemy

Noun

The gang steals sacred objects, but their movements around them can resemble ceremony not desecration.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of desecration

Noun

Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Merz said Germany would take further steps to defend itself, including against Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers in the Baltic and North seas, airspace violations and drone attacks.

— Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of violation

Noun

Line judge Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Paxton had argued that the law-school clinic was not a classroom but a workplace, and that Fisher was punished not for expressing political views but because her cursing and volume had disrupted clinic business.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cursing

Noun

Unfortunately, for the last two years, rather than just combating corruption and avoiding controversy, Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, has been up to his neck in both.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Maduro publicly accused the executives of corruption, while a senior official privately described their detention as a means of pressuring Washington, according to the indictment.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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