Sacrilege
noun
1.
the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
2.
an instance of this.
3.
the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.
noun
1.
the misuse or desecration of anything regarded as sacred or as worthy of extreme respect: to play Mozart’s music on a kazoo is sacrilege
2.
the act or an instance of taking anything sacred for secular use
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