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Definition of sacrilegious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sacrilegious

adjective
 
/ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/
 
/ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/
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  1. treating a holy thing or place without respect
    • Leading clerics condemned the book as a sacrilegious attack on their faith.
    • (figurative) It seemed almost sacrilegious to criticize his tennis playing.
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