All 3 Uses of
sacrilege
in
War and Peace
- But when she saw that Pierre's sacrilegious words had not exasperated the vicomte, and had convinced herself that it was impossible to stop him, she rallied her forces and joined the vicomte in a vigorous attack on the orator.†
Chpt 1 *
- The course of the Father Confessor's arguments ran as follows: "Ignorant of the import of what you were undertaking, you made a vow of conjugal fidelity to a man who on his part, by entering the married state without faith in the religious significance of marriage, committed an act of sacrilege.†
Chpt 11
- "If all Russians are in the least like you, it is sacrilege to fight such a nation," he said to Pierre.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(sacrilege) disrespect of something others consider important or sacred