sacrilegious
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sac·ri·le·gious
(săk'rə-lĭj'əs, -lē'jəs) 
adj.
sacrilegiousness sac'ri·le'gious·ness n.
adj.
- Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred.
- Having committed sacrilege.
sacrilegiousness sac'ri·le'gious·ness n.
USAGE NOTE Sacrilegious, the adjective form of sacrilege, is often misspelled through confusion with religious.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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sacrilegious
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sacrilegious
adjective
- Showing irreverence and contempt for something sacred: blasphemous, profane. See sacred/profane.
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sacrilegious
IN BRIEF: Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be holy.
When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
— Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Tutor's tip: This was the final winning word in the 1942 National Spelling Bee.
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