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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