Talk:Sacrilege
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According to my dictionary, blasphemy and sacrilege aren't quite the same thing. Blasphemy targets specific sacred entities, namely deities. Sacrilege, on the other hand, can apply to anything sacred, including objects, places, and relationships. Thus (for example) urinating on a tombstone is sacrilege, but not blasphemy. I might remove the redirect and start an article in the future (unless you'd rather do it yourself :-)), but for now I'm leaving this as a redirect to blasphemy.Benc 00:47, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)
- This splittng hairs is really the work of the devil! Maybe the easiest thing to do would be to put a note on the blasphemy page about the difference? If your heart and soul is really into it, you could check the "what links here" page on the blasphemy and sacrilege pages to see if links point to the right place. --1pezguy 01:04, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)
See also: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0082744.html "Spelling: remember -ile-, not -eli-. The word is related to sacrilege, not religious." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.23.202.96 (talk) 17:19, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
