sacrilege
Example Sentences
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As if that weren’t sacrilege enough, the authors offer a series of additionally shocking revelations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
But there has been fierce resistance along the way, particularly from some fellow surfers who think the whole idea of turning an intimate, almost zen-like communion with nature into a competition is sacrilege.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024
The lorry motors on, the party continues and a sacrilege is committed.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
In the early days there had been no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny to decorate the sacrilege, piety, or greedy whimsy of Milagro’s various religious seasons.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing sacrilege
Things Fall Apart
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