Sacrilegious Definition & Meaning
sacrilegious
- adjective
- 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"
"Sacrilegious" in song lyrics
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"High as the religion be in love was sort of sacrilegious"
Yak Ballz — Ready to Roll
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- What does sacrilegious mean?
- 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"
- What part of speech is sacrilegious?
- Sacrilegious is an adjective.