sacrilegious
sacrilegious · more sacrilegious · most sacrilegious
святотатственный, богохульный, богохульственный, кощунственный
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Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to…Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
/sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/
» Would it be sacrilegious to make a chair from a bier?
Meaning
1 sensesCommitting sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
gotteslästerlich
святота́тственныйsvjatotátstvennyj, богоху́льныйbogoxúlʹnyj, богоху́льственныйbogoxúlʹstvennyj
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
Examples
1 sentencesWould it be sacrilegious to make a chair from a bier?
Translations
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By meaning 1
committing sacrilege:
Origin
Compare sacrilege, Latin sacrilegus. From Latin sacer + legō (“steal something sacred”).Compare sacrilege, Latin sacrilegus. From Latin sacer + legō (“steal something sacred”).
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Forms
more sacrilegious, most sacrilegious| Comparative | more sacrilegious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sacrilegious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred:blasphemousprofane
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form