SACRILEGIOUS

sacrilegious. Sacrilegious, a. violating a thing made sacred

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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.