sacrilegist

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sacrilege (ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ)

—n
1.	the misuse or desecration of anything regarded as sacred or as worthy of extreme respect: to play Mozart's music on a kazoo is sacrilege
2.	the act or an instance of taking anything sacred for secular use

[C13: from Old French sacrilège, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus temple-robber, from sacra sacred things + legere to take]

sacrilegist

—n

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