Hierosuleo describes the act condemned in Romans 2:22 of despoiling temples while professing abhorrence of idols.

The attested use names the contrary act charged in Romans 2:22: despoiling temples while declaring abhorrence of idols.

1. Despoiling temples in a charge of inconsistency · dominant

   In Romans 2:22, the present active indicative singular form addresses a person whose stated abhorrence of idols is set against despoiling temples. The APB renders the clause, “while abhorring the idols you despoil temples.”

   Romans 2:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 2:22, the APB presents the term in the clause “you despoil temples.” This wording confirms the clause-level action rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.