Synonyms for sacrilegious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sak-ruh-lij-uh s, -lee-juh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs

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Définition of sacrilegious

Origin : mid-15c., from Latin sacrilegiosum, from sacrilegium (see sacrilege). As a noun, "one who commits a sacrilege," early 14c. Related: Sacrilegiously; sacrilegiousness.

adj profane

Example sentences :

I am through with the sacrilegious beast as soon as he is dead.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

For it is impossible, as well as sacrilegious, to be as quick as Baedeker.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

Such a thing would have been horrible, revolting, sacrilegious.
Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

Their eyes, dilating with horror, followed his sacrilegious hand.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

What miscreant hero had dared perform this sacrilegious exploit?
Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed

Are these the laws that it is natural to love, and sacrilegious to invade?
Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

"The death of the sacrilegious, my friends," replied Paganel.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

This does not imply that it is irreligious, nor unreligious, nor sacrilegious.
Extract from : « The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul » by Jirah D. Buck

First, she tells him that she is "unhappy at home," has a sacrilegious husband most likely.
Extract from : « A Circuit Rider's Wife » by Corra Harris

The vow of poverty did not escape from the sacrilegious mirth.
Extract from : « Mexico and its Religion » by Robert A. Wilson

Antonyms for sacrilegious

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