noun see: legend Date: 14th century a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God, gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing, sacrilegious adjective sacrilegiously adverb sacrilegiousness noun
SACRILEGE
Meaning of SACRILEGE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012