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• sac|ri|lege — «SAK ruh lihj», noun. an intentional injury to anything sacred or held sacred; disrespectful treatment of anyone or anything sacred: »Robbing the church was a sacrilege. SYNONYM(S): profanation. ╂[< Old French sacrilege, learned borrowing from …   Useful english dictionary

• lege — al·lege; al·lege·able; al·lege·ment; aq·ui·lege; col·lege; sac·ri·lege; sor·ti·lege; priv·i·lege; kal·lege; …   English syllables

• sac — bar·sac; cor·sac; gay lus·sac; ole·o·sac·cha·rum; ovi·sac; SAC; sac·a·lait; sac·a·line; sac·cad·ic; sac·cam·mi·na; sac·cate; sac·cat·ed; sac·cha·rase; sac·cha·rate; sac·cha·rat·ed; sac·char·ic; sac·cha·ride; sac·cha·rif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

• sacrilege — sac·ri·lege …   English syllables

• sacrilege — sac|ri|lege [ˈsækrılıdʒ] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin sacrilegium, from sacer ( SACRED) + legere to gather, steal ] 1.) when someone treats something holy in a way that does not show respect 2.) when someone treats… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sacrilege — sac|ri|lege [ sækrəlıdʒ ] noun uncount 1. ) behavior that does not show respect for a holy place, object, or idea 2. ) behavior that does not show respect for something most people admire …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sacrilege — sac•ri•lege [[t]ˈsæc rə lɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) rel the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred 2) rel an instance of this • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < OF < L sacrilegium=sacri , comb. form of sacrum sacred object or place… …   From formal English to slang

• ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

• Sacrilege — Sac ri*lege, n. [F. sacril[ e]ge, L. sacrilegium, from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See {Sacred}, and {Legend}.] The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Colonnes infernales — André Ripoché, tué en défendant un calvaire lors de l incendie du Landreau, vitrail de l église de Sainte Gemme la Plaine par Fournier. Informations générales Date 21 janvier 17 mai …   Wikipédia en Français