sacrilege

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His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

That claim might seem like sacrilege to generations of basketball fans who watched golden eras of the NBA from Wilt/Russell to LeBron/Curry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

But there has been fierce resistance along the way, particularly from some fellow surfers who think the whole idea of turning an intimate, almost zen-like communion with nature into a competition is sacrilege.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

There was only a dot of cream cheese left, so I had to supplement it with butter — sacrilege to New Yorkers.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

With that stroke the void moved from sacrilege to holiness.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife