Synonyms for sacrilege
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Noun
1. Blasphemy — desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred
Definitions
- n. 1
Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- action irreverence ridicule violation
Forms
- Plural
- sacrileges → blasphemies, desecrations, violations, profanations…
Example sentences
- blasphemy The angry mob wanted Jesus killed for blasphemy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sacrilege | rising | |
| blasphemy | rising | |
| desecration | rising | |
| profanation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- violation4, blasphemy3
- 11 letters
- desecration4, profanation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (violation4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sacrilège
- Italiano
- sacrilegio
- Deutsch
- Sakrileg