All 3 Uses of
sacrilege
in
Gone with the Wind
- Sacrilegious though it might be, Scarlett always saw, through her closed eyes, the upturned face of Ellen and not the Blessed Virgin, as the ancient phrases were repeated.†
Chpt 1.4
- To Scarlett, the very idea of saying such things to her own mother was almost sacrilegious.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Mammy cried out equally loudly at the sacrilege of soldiers being permitted to sleep on Miss Ellen's rug but Scarlett was firm.†
Chpt 3.30
Definition:
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(sacrilege) disrespect of something others consider important or sacred