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SACRILEGIOUS
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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
Classified under:
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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