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Definition of: sacrilege
(sak′rə·lij) noun
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred, including sacramental vows. [<OF <L sacrilegium <sacrilegus a temple robber <sacer holy + legere gather]
—sac′ri·le′gist (-lē′jist) noun
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