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Sacrilegious - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sacrilegious : adj : grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred;
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane
utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to
enter with shoes on" [syn: blasphemous, profane]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Sacrilegious : \Sac`ri*le"gious\, a. [Based on sacrilege: cf. L.
sacrilegus.]
Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving
sacrilege; profane; impious.
Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. --Pope.
-- Sac`ri*le"gious*ly, adv. -- Sac`ri*le"gious*ness, n.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Sacrilegious |
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rghayagi: "Xmas" isn't actually Sacrilegious. #omgfacts "X" used to stand for a "ch" sound that was short for "Christ." |
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bluffinmymuffin: : this is going to be the most Sacrilegious nativity scene EVER! thanks santa. |
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realityraver: @Lemonpi pride & prejudice with vampires and zombies? That is Sacrilegious. |
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