sacrilege
US
/ˈsæk.rə.lɪdʒ/
UK
/ˈsæk.rɪ.lɪdʒ/
Meaning
An act that shows serious disrespect toward something considered sacred or holy.
किसी पवित्र मानी जाने वाली चीज़ के प्रति बहुत अनादर दिखाने वाला काम।
Examples
“Destroying the centuries-old shrine was seen as an act of sacrilege.”
“Some fans called changing the team’s traditional colors sacrilege.”
“The artist apologized for the sacrilegious image of the sacred figure.”
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Not natural: That was a sacrilege decision.
Better: That was a sacrilegious decision.
Use the adjective sacrilegious before a noun; sacrilege is a noun.
Noun के पहले adjective sacrilegious आता है; sacrilege खुद एक noun है।
Not natural: The vandalism was a sacrifice.
Better: The vandalism was an act of sacrilege.
Sacrifice means giving something up; sacrilege means disrespecting something sacred.
Sacrifice का मतलब त्याग है; sacrilege का मतलब किसी पवित्र चीज़ का अनादर करना है।
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Use sacrilege for serious disrespect toward something sacred; it can also be playful exaggeration in casual speech.
Sacrilege का इस्तेमाल किसी पवित्र चीज़ के गंभीर अनादर के लिए करें; casual बातचीत में यह मज़ाकिया बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर भी कहा जाता है।