sacrilegious

[ sak-ruh-lij-uhs, -lee-juhs ]

/ ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sacrilegious ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.

guilty of sacrilege: a sacrilegious person.

Origin of sacrilegious

1400–50; late Middle English sacrilegiose;see sacrilege, -ous

pronunciation note for sacrilegious

The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as

[sak-ruh-lij-uhs] /ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs/ is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation

[sak-ruh-lee-juhs] /ˌsæk rəˈli dʒəs/ occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared.

OTHER WORDS FROM sacrilegious

sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverbsac·ri·le·gious·ness, nounnon·sac·ri·le·gious, adjectivenon·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb

non·sac·ri·le·gious·ness, nounpseu·do·sac·ri·le·gious, adjectivepseu·do·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverbun·sac·ri·le·gious, adjectiveun·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverbun·sac·ri·le·gious·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sacrilegious

1. irreligious, sacrilegious , unreligious2. religious, sacrilegious , sacrosanct

Words nearby sacrilegious

sacrifice fly, sacrifice paddock, sacrificial, sacrificial anode, sacrilege, sacrilegious, sacring, sacring bell, sacristan, sacristy, sacro-

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Example sentences from the Web for sacrilegious

Prosecutors said the group had "insulted in a sacrilegious manner the centuries-old foundations of the Russian Orthodox Church".
Russia: All Eyes on Vladimir Putin as Pussy Riot Trial Begins|The Telegraph|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
True confession: I hated Madame Bovary, sacrilegious as that sounds.
Madoff's Sex/Money Paradox|Tracy Quan|August 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Talking about good and evil is fine, but conflating the American government with good is sacrilegious.
Bush's Last Stand|Peter Beinart|January 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Having perpetrated this sacrilegious deed, they fixed the bishop's head on a stake.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould

If he is not curbed in his sacrilegious career, man will yet end—may God forefend!
The Galley Slave's Ring|Eugne Sue
Well, but could you not prevent this accursed, sacrilegious, blasphemous union?
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain|William Carleton
"Another injustice to Ireland," interrupted a sacrilegious Unionist.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
There is nothing actually profane or sacrilegious about this perhaps; but yet again, perhaps there is.
Rambles in Brittany|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for sacrilegious

sacrilegious

/ (ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious

guilty of sacrilege

Derived forms of sacrilegious

sacrilegiously, adverbsacrilegiousness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sacrilegious
释义	sacrilegious [ sak-ruh-lij-uhs, -lee-juhs ] / ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sacrilegious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices. guilty of sacrilege: a sacrilegious person. Origin of sacrilegious 1400–50; late Middle English sacrilegiose;see sacrilege, -ous pronunciation note for sacrilegious The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as [sak-ruh-lij-uhs] /ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs/ is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation [sak-ruh-lee-juhs] /ˌsæk rəˈli dʒəs/ occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared. OTHER WORDS FROM sacrilegious sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverbsac·ri·le·gious·ness, nounnon·sac·ri·le·gious, adjectivenon·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb non·sac·ri·le·gious·ness, nounpseu·do·sac·ri·le·gious, adjectivepseu·do·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverbun·sac·ri·le·gious, adjectiveun·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverbun·sac·ri·le·gious·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sacrilegious 1. irreligious, sacrilegious , unreligious2. religious, sacrilegious , sacrosanct Words nearby sacrilegious sacrifice fly, sacrifice paddock, sacrificial, sacrificial anode, sacrilege, sacrilegious, sacring, sacring bell, sacristan, sacristy, sacro- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sacrilegious Prosecutors said the group had "insulted in a sacrilegious manner the centuries-old foundations of the Russian Orthodox Church". Russia: All Eyes on Vladimir Putin as Pussy Riot Trial Begins\|The Telegraph\|July 31, 2012\|DAILY BEAST True confession: I hated Madame Bovary, sacrilegious as that sounds. Madoff's Sex/Money Paradox\|Tracy Quan\|August 25, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Talking about good and evil is fine, but conflating the American government with good is sacrilegious. Bush's Last Stand\|Peter Beinart\|January 16, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Having perpetrated this sacrilegious deed, they fixed the bishop's head on a stake. A Book of the West. Volume I Devon\|S. Baring-Gould If he is not curbed in his sacrilegious career, man will yet end—may God forefend! The Galley Slave's Ring\|Eugne Sue Well, but could you not prevent this accursed, sacrilegious, blasphemous union? The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain\|William Carleton "Another injustice to Ireland," interrupted a sacrilegious Unionist. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) There is nothing actually profane or sacrilegious about this perhaps; but yet again, perhaps there is. Rambles in Brittany\|Francis Miltoun British Dictionary definitions for sacrilegious sacrilegious / (ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs) / adjective of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious guilty of sacrilege Derived forms of sacrilegious sacrilegiously, adverbsacrilegiousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sacrilegious blasphemous, sinful, obscene, indecent, atheistic, dirty, filthy, foul, godless, heathen, impious, infidel, irreligious, irreverent, pagan, ungodly, unhallowed, unholy, desecrating, violating
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sacrilegious

adjective

Origin of sacrilegious

pronunciation note for sacrilegious

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sacrilegious

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Example sentences from the Web for sacrilegious

British Dictionary definitions for sacrilegious

adjective

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