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SACRILEGIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Example:

it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on

Synonyms:

blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious

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Adjectives

Similar:

irreverent (showing lack of due respect or veneration)

Derivation:

sacrilege (blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character)

sacrilegiousness (profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege)

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