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sacrilege
noun
(sac-ri-lege)
a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (such as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God
sacrilege
noun
(sac-ri-lege)
gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
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