Question

question 8 (1 point)
what does the word sacrilege mean in this sentence: \linking both politics and religion was the ongoing conflict about idolatry and iconoclasm in religion but also in the civic realm, around the issue of sacred kingship and the supposed sacrilege of executing an anointed king\?

a glorification of an object
b gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
c a technical violation of what is sacred due to consecration to god
d blind worship of a person, place, or thing

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "sacrilege" in the sentence, we analyze the context. The sentence talks about executing an anointed king in the context of sacred kingship. "Sacrilege" here should relate to a violation of something sacred. Option a is about glorification, which is opposite. Option d is about blind worship, which doesn't fit. Option c mentions a "technical violation" due to consecration to God, but the context is about executing an anointed king, which is a gross irreverence (option b) rather than a technical violation. So option b is correct.

Answer:

b. gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing