sacrilegious
adjective | /sacrilegious/
Essential WordsHARD
treating something holy with disrespect
sacrilegious
adjective | /sacrilegious/
Essential WordsHARDtreating something holy with disrespect
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Synonyms
profaneblasphemousirreverent
Antonyms
reverentpiousrespectful
Examples
"Vandalism of the shrine was widely called sacrilegious."
"His joke about the ritual seemed sacrilegious to many."
Source: Essential WordsAdded: 11/13/2025
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