Insult and Sacrilege

Insult

Insult noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

Sacrilege and insult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sacrilege" instead a noun "Insult".

Nearby Words: insulting, insulted, insultingly

Sacrilege

Sacrilege noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.
Usage example: spitting on the temple floor would be a great sacrilege

Insult and sacrilege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insult" instead a noun "Sacrilege".

Nearby Word: sacrilegious

How words are described

grave grave insult grave sacrilege
great great insult great sacrilege
ultimate ultimate insult ultimate sacrilege
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