Sacrilege
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Sacrilege is in general the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object. In a less proper sense any transgression against the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege. It can come in the form of irreverence to sacred persons, places, and things.
See also: Blasphemy
External links
- Sacrilege (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13321a.htm) Catholic Encyclopedia