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sacrilegious [ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs] adj
1. of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious 2. guilty of sacrilege sacrilegiously adv sacrilegiousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sacrilegious adjective profane, irreverent, blasphemous, unholy, desecrating, godless, ungodly, irreligious, impious Churches were sacked and sacrilegious acts committed. Translations sacrilegious adj (lit) → gotteslästerlich, sakrilegisch (geh); (fig) → frevelhaft, frevlerisch sacrilegious [ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs] adj → sacrilego/a sacrilegious [ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs] adj → sacrilego/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As a further provision for the efficacy of the federal powers, they took an oath mutually to defend and protect the united cities, to punish the violators of this oath, and to inflict vengeance on sacrilegious despoilers of the temple. The knife was quite near to Tarzan's breast now, but it halted for an instant as the high priestess raised her eyes to shoot her swift displeasure at the instigator of this sacrilegious interruption. The sacrilegious hands of the British soldiers had torn it down, and kindled their barrack fires with the fragments. |
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