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Sacrilegious

Sacrilegious Meaning & Definition
Sacrilegious Definition And Meaning

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

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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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