sacrilegiousness
- noun
- /ˌsækrɪˈlɛdʒənəsnəs/
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sacrilegio
- The sacrilegiousness of the act outraged the entire religious community.
Examples
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There was a feeling of sacrilegiousness in painting graffiti on the church walls.
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His sacrilegiousness was evident in the controversial painting.
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She was criticized for her sacrilegiousness during the sacred ceremony.
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The artist's sacrilegiousness shocked many in the community.
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The sacrilegiousness of mocking ancient rituals angered many elders in the village.
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People were outraged by the sacrilegiousness displayed during the religious festival.
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His sacrilegiousness became apparent when he dismissed the significance of the holy texts.
Synonyms
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8.4
An act that shows strong disrespect for God or for things a religion calls holy
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8.9
An action that shows violent disrespect to a holy place or object
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9.3
An action that shows disrespect to something holy
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7.9
A lack of respect for people or things that are usually respected
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9.4
An act of treating something sacred with disrespect
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4.5
A way of behaving that shows no respect for someone or something
Lack of respect for things people consider holy
Not showing respect for a god or religion
Showing strong dislike and no respect for a person or thing
Antonyms
How Disrespectful
Surface Forms
Morphology
sacrilegiousness = sacrilegious (semi-transparent) = sacrilege + ous + ness
A straightforward nominalization: the adjective 'sacrilegious' + '-ness' yields 'sacrilegiousness' indicating the quality or state.
Etymology
Sacrilegiousness comes from Latin parts sacer and legere, where sacer means 'sacred' and legere can be remembered as 'to take' or 'to steal'. So sacrilegiousness is the quality of treating things people call 'sacred' with no respect, as if you could take or damage them.