sacrilegious
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sacrilegious
- /sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ UK
- /sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ US
- /sæk.ɹəˈlid͡ʒəs/ US
Rhymes with -ɪdʒəs, -iːdʒəs
Where it comes from
Compare sacrilege, Latin sacrilegus. From Latin sacer + legō (“steal something sacred”).
adjective more sacrilegious · most sacrilegious
- Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred. At one end of the room was spread a square carpet, and on it stood a table, on which were placed two most sacrilegious-looking wax-tapers: it is to be feared some poor sinner stayed longer in purgatory from the abduction of his offering.
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adj committing sacrilege
| Español | sacrílego |
|---|---|
| Português | sacrílego |
| Français | sacrilège |
| Deutsch | gotteslästerlich |
| Italiano | sacrilego |
| Română | sacrileg |
| Русский | святота́тственный svjatotátstvennyj, богоху́льный bogoxúlʹnyj, богоху́льственный bogoxúlʹstvennyj, кощу́нственный koščúnstvennyj |
Talk about this word "sacrilegious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sacrilegious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sacrilegious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sacrilegious "sacrilegious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sacrilegious.Cite this
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