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sacrilege

[sak-ruh-lij] / ˈsæk rə lɪdʒ /


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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

In a post on X, Shapps said "renaming HMS Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

And while it may be sacrilege to call Isabella Rossellini and Hope Davis superfluous, as an anthropology professor and a flamboyant mother, respectively, they are.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

His servants shrank from the sacrilege when he ordered them to fell it; whereupon he seized an ax himself and attacked the mighty trunk around which the dryads used to hold their dances.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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