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A violation of anything holy; profanation; blasphemy (noun)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen August 15, 2026

Answer
SACRILEGE
SACRILEGE · 9 letters · puzzle shows SACR*****
The Root
SACRmeans “holy, sacred”

In a sentence: Two boys committed a SACRILEGE when they started to fight and yell inside a church.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “A violation of anything holy; profanation; blasphemy (noun)” has the answer SACRILEGE (9 letters), built on the root SACR, which means “holy, sacred”. See the full August 15, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.