[noun] - (an act of) treating something holy or important without respectMuslims consider it sacrilege to wear shoes inside a mosque. [U]It would be a sacrilege to put a neon sign on that beautiful old building. [C + to infinitive](humorous) He's one of those people who thinks it's sacrilege to put ice in wine. [U + to infinitive]
SACRILEGE
Meaning of SACRILEGE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012