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/ˌsæk.rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/ (adj)
Sacrilegious definition
(DISAPPROVING) treating holy and sacred things or people without respect, violating, heretical, blasphemous, disrespectful, impious, irreverent, profane
Antonyms
respectful, worshipful, reverent
Parts of speech
Noun: sacrilege
Noun: sacrilegist
