KJV dictionary & concordance

sacrilege

Meaning of “sacrilege”

The robbing, violating, or profaning of what is devoted to sacred use.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Romans 2:22

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Romans 2:22 · retained source text

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adulterie, doest thou commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idols, doest thou commit sacriledge?

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Historical English dictionary sources

The crime of violating or profaning sacred things.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 512