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Antonyms for sacrilegious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sak-ruh-lij-uh s, -lee-juh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs



Definition 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

Synonyms for sacrilegious

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