sacrilegist
Definition
Sacrilegist (noun): A person who commits sacrilege; one who violates or profanes something considered sacred or holy.
Usage Examples
- (A person who profanes a sacred place.)
- (Someone who commits an act of sacrilege.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be a sacrilegist": to act in a manner that shows disrespect for sacred things.
- By mocking the ceremony, he proved himself to be a sacrilegist. (He demonstrated contempt for religious rites.)
Variants and Related Words
Sacrilege (noun): the act of violating or profaning something sacred.
- Stealing from the altar was considered an act of sacrilege. (A violation of holiness.)
Sacrilegious (adj): showing disrespect for something sacred.
- His sacrilegious remarks offended the congregation. (Blasphemous or irreverent.)
Sacrilegiously (adv): in a manner that profanes something sacred.
- She spoke sacrilegiously about the ancient rituals. (With disrespect for holy matters.)
Synonyms
- Blasphemer: one who speaks irreverently about God or sacred things.
- Profaner: one who treats something sacred with disrespect.
- Desecrator: one who damages or defiles a holy place or object.
Related Idioms
- To commit sacrilege: to perform an act that violates sacredness.
- By painting graffiti on the church wall, he committed sacrilege. (He profaned a holy site.)