sacrilegious
pronunciation
How to pronounce sacrilegious in British English:
UK [ˌsækrə'lɪdʒəs]
How to pronounce sacrilegious in American English:
US [ˌsækrə'lɪdʒəs]
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- Adjective:
- grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
Word Origin
- sacrilegious (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin sacrilegiosum, from sacrilegium (see sacrilege). As a noun, "one who commits a sacrilege," early 14c. Related: Sacrilegiously; sacrilegiousness.
Example
- 1. Seems a little sacrilegious , don 't you think ?
- 2. The vain and sacrilegious use of this petition .
- 3. These suns , sacrilegious as it sounds , struggle to score , falling shy of 90 points three times in their first six games .
- 4. That practice was soon banned as sacrilegious .
- 5. It may be sacrilegious to mention this , but even the late great alexander mcqueen had his off days .