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Can anyone tell me the name for theft from a consecrated building,I cannot for the life of me remember,thanks.
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sacrilege noun 1 a profanation or extreme disrespect for something holy or greatly respected. 2 the breaking into a holy or sacred place and stealing from it. sacrilegist noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegus stealer of sacred things.
22:20 Tue 28th Feb 2012