01 n. The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or co…
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The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.“And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb With sacrilege to dig.” — Spenser.“Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of sacrilege.” — South.