sac|ri|le|gious

sac|ri|le|gious
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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  • sac´ri|le´gious|ly — 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.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gious — am·ba·gious; an·ti·re·li·gious; con·ta·gious; con·ta·gious·ness; egre·gious; li·ti·gious; pro·di·gious; pro·di·gious·ly; pro·di·gious·ness; re·li·gious·ly; re·li·gious·ness; sac·ri·le·gious; sac·ri·le·gious·ly; re·li·gious; am·ba·gious·ly;… …   English syllables

  • sac — bar·sac; cor·sac; gay lus·sac; ole·o·sac·cha·rum; ovi·sac; SAC; sac·a·lait; sac·a·line; sac·cad·ic; sac·cam·mi·na; sac·cate; sac·cat·ed; sac·cha·rase; sac·cha·rate; sac·cha·rat·ed; sac·char·ic; sac·cha·ride; sac·cha·rif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

  • sacrilegious — sac·ri·le·gious …   English syllables

  • sacrilegiously — sac·ri·le·gious·ly …   English syllables

  • sacrilegious — sac•ri•le•gious [[t]ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, ˈli dʒəs[/t]] adj. 1) rel involving sacrilege 2) rel guilty of sacrilege • Etymology: 1400–50 sac ri•le′gious•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • sacrilegious — sac|ri|le|gious [ ,sækrə lıdʒəs ] adjective 1. ) not showing respect for a holy place, object, or idea 2. ) not showing respect for something most people admire …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

  • Sacrilegious — Sac ri*le gious, a. [From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus.] Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious. [1913 Webster] Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Sac ri*le gious*ly}, adv …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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