8 definitions found for sacrilegious

Sacrilegious SACRILE'GIOUS, a. [L. sacrilegus.]
1. Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege.
Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.
2. Containing sacrilege; as a sacrilegious attempt or act.

sacrilegious adj 1: 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, sacrilegious]

sacrilegious adjective see sacrilege

sacrilegious If someone's behaviour or actions are sacrilegious, they show great disrespect towards something holy or towards something that people think should be respected. A number of churches were sacked and sacrilegious acts committed. ADJ

Sacrilegious Sac`ri*le"gious, a. [From 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.

sacrilegious a. Irreverent, impious, profane, desecrating.

sacrilegious ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs adj. profane, impious, heretical, blasphemous, irreverent, disrespectful: The inscription contains a curse on any who perpetrate any sacrilegious act against the remains of the pharaoh.

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