Sacrilege

GRE 蓝宝

[编辑] 解释

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus one who robs sacred property, from sacr-, sacer + legere to gather, steal — more at legend
Date: 14th century
1. a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God
2. gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
? sacrilegious adjective
? sacrilegiously adverb
? sacrilegiousness noun