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SACRILEGIOUS
blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sacrilegious (comparative more sacrilegious, superlative most sacrilegious)
Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
Source: Wiktionary
Sac`ri*le"gious, a. Etym: [From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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