Associations to the word «Sacrilege»

Wiktionary

SACRILEGE, noun. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

Dictionary definition

SACRILEGE, noun. Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain