2007-01-29 15:35:04 · 13 answers · asked by java348 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A sacrilege is to abuse something sacred.
2007-01-29 15:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by infinity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrilege
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"originally, the theft of something sacred; as early as the 1st century BC, however, the Latin term for sacrilege came to mean any injury, violation, or profanation of sacred things. Legal punishment for such acts was already sanctioned, in the Levitical code of ancient Israel. The Israelites had extensive rules to safeguard what was holy or consecrated, violation of which…"
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9064673/sacrilege
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http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sacrilege
2007-01-29 23:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You spelled it wrong!
it is sacrilege
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.
2007-01-29 23:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by BBKK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 : a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament ) of what is sacred because consecrated to God
2 : gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
2007-01-29 23:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by pixi_doll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Sacrilege. The violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
2007-01-29 23:44:15 · answer #5 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a young virle guy of 21 promising to be a virgin till married and changing his mind.
2007-01-29 23:42:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deliberate desecration of a holy place or thing.
2007-01-30 00:09:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My lil Bible glossary says it means profaning holy things.
2007-01-29 23:37:57 · answer #8 · answered by sheepinarowboat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
any transgression against the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege.
2007-01-29 23:40:42 · answer #9 · answered by Jo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Splitter!
2007-01-29 23:37:39 · answer #10 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋