sac´ri|le´gious|ness

sac´ri|le´gious|ness
sac|ri|le|gious «SAK ruh LIHJ uhs, -LEE juhs», adjective.
1. injurious or insulting to sacred persons or things; involving sacrilege: »

sacrilegious acts.

2. committing sacrilege; guilty of sacrilege. SYNONYM(S): impious, irreverent.
sac´ri|le´gious|ly, adverb.
sac´ri|le´gious|ness, noun.
Usage The more common pronunciation «SAK ruh LIHJ uhs» has arisen on the analogy of sacrilege «SAK ruh lihj» and of religious. It is a frequent cause of misspelling.

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