About The Word Sacrilegious
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Sacrilegious Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Sacrilegious?
[adj] grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sacrilegious: blasphemous | irreverent | profane Related Terms | Find terms related to Sacrilegious: See Also | Sacrilegious In Webster's Dictionary \Sac`ri*le"gious\, a. [From sacrilege: cf. L.
sacrilegus.]
Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving
sacrilege; profane; impious.
Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. --Pope.
-- {Sac`ri*le"gious*ly}, adv. -- {Sac`ri*le"gious*ness}, n.
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