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path-8 | 22:02 Tue 28th Feb 2012 | Phrases & Sayings
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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
Sacrilege
Plunder ?
sacrilege is correct
plunder [ˈplʌndə]
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1. to steal (valuables, goods, sacred items, etc.) from (a town, church, etc.) by force, esp in time of war; loot
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.
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Many thanks for all the help
A one way ticket to Hell, perhaps?

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