sacrilege

Definition of Sacrilege in English :

blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

Example Sentences:
'desecration of the Holy Sabbath'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sacrilege

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

noun

1.

the act of appropriating to oneself or to secular use, or of violating, what is consecrated to God or religion

2.

the intentional desecration or disrespectful treatment of a person, place, thing, or idea held sacred

n.

Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something regarded as sacred.