亵渎

xiè dú · xie du

Traditional 褻瀆

Meaning

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  1. to blaspheme
  2. to profane

In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)有(yǒu)些(xiē)文(wén)化(huà)中(zhōng),亵(xiè)渎(dú)神(shén)灵(líng)被(bèi)认(rèn)为(wéi)是(shì)非(fēi)常(cháng)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)罪(zuì)过(guò)。

In some cultures, blaspheming the gods is considered a very serious sin.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)亵(xiè)渎(dú)了(le)祖(zǔ)先(xiān)的(de)牌(pái)位(wèi),被(bèi)家(jiā)人(rén)严(yán)厉(lì)责(zé)备(bèi)。

He was severely scolded by his family for desecrating the ancestral tablets.

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