Found 2 items, similar to sacrilege.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sacrilege sacrilege n : blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; “desecration of the Holy Sabbath” [syn: profanation, desecration, blasphemy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sacrilege Sacrilege \Sac"ri*lege\, n. [F. sacril[`e]ge, L. sacrilegium, from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See Sacred, and Legend.] The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses. [1913 Webster] And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb With sacrilege to dig. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of sacrilege. --South. [1913 Webster]