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< sacrilege

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sac·ri·le·gious

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ADJECTIVE:

Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred.
Having committed sacrilege.

OTHER FORMS:
sacri·legious·ly (Adverb), sacri·legious·ness (Noun)
Usage Note:
Sacrilegious, the adjective form of sacrilege, is often misspelled through confusion with religious.

Thesaurus: synonyms for sacrilegious

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