CEFR B2

sacrilege

noun

Meaning

sacrilege means desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses sacrilege to mean desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
The teacher asked students to find sacrilege in the reading.

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sacrilege (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Definition

Examples

The article uses sacrilege to mean desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
The teacher asked students to find sacrilege in the reading.
Check the words around sacrilege to choose the right meaning.

How to Use sacrilege

a/the sacrilege (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a sacrilege."
sacrilege in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked sacrilege in context before translating it."

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