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- [sak-ruh-lij-uh s, -lee-juh s]
- /ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs/
- /ˈsæk.rɪ.lɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sak-ruh-lij-uh s, -lee-juh s]
- /ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs/
Definitions of sacrilegious word
- adjective sacrilegious pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices. 1
- adjective sacrilegious guilty of sacrilege: a sacrilegious person. 1
- adjective sacrilegious blasphemous 1
- adjective sacrilegious If someone's behaviour or actions are sacrilegious, they show great disrespect towards something holy or towards something that people think should be respected. 0
- adjective sacrilegious of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious 0
- adjective sacrilegious guilty of sacrilege 0
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Origin of sacrilegious
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English sacrilegiose; see sacrilege, -ous
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Parts of speech for Sacrilegious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sacrilegious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sacrilegious
adj sacrilegious
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- aweless — feeling no awe
- blasphemous — You can describe someone who shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemous. You can also describe what they are saying or doing as blasphemous.
- disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
adjective sacrilegious
- desecrating — Present participle of desecrate.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- infidel — Religion. a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity. (in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def 2).
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
Antonyms for sacrilegious
adj sacrilegious
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
- godly — conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devout; pious.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- messianic — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
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