[mass noun]violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred 亵渎神圣,渎圣 putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege. 把教堂法衣用于非宗教性场合被认为是亵渎神圣。
Middle English: via Old French from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus 'stealer of sacred things', from sacer, sacr- 'sacred' + legere 'take possession of'