Defy
Sacrilege
Sacrilege noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.
Defy and sacrilege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defy" instead a verb "Sacrilege".
Nearby Word: sacrilegious
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Sacrilege and Defy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defy/sacrilege
Defy & Sacrilege. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defy/sacrilege>.
Sacrilege or Defy. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defy/sacrilege.
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