sacrilegious

[US]/ˌsækrɪ'lɪdʒəs/
[UK]/ˌsækrɪ'lɪdʒəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things

Example Sentences

It is sacrilegious to deface a religious statue.

She felt it was sacrilegious to speak during the moment of silence.

The thief's actions were sacrilegious in the eyes of the church.

He found it sacrilegious to skip his grandmother's funeral.

To some, altering a classic novel is sacrilegious.

The artist considered it sacrilegious to paint over someone else's work.

It is sacrilegious to wear shoes in the temple.

The comedian's jokes about sacred traditions were seen as sacrilegious by some.

The sacrilegious act of burning the holy book caused outrage in the community.

The film's portrayal of historical figures was deemed sacrilegious by historians.

Real-world Examples

OK, a hotdog in a four-star restaurant is sacrilegious.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2022 Collection

Ghosts are sacrilegious. Nothing friendly about that.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 1

But that did not placate those Muslims who considered the movie to be sacrilegious.

Source: The Economist Culture

For it is impossible, as well as sacrilegious, to be as quick as Baedeker.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

To Joseph Marr, the idea that people might one day manufacture ice from water would doubtless have seemed fanciful, if not outright sacrilegious.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

I hastily shut my sacrilegious eye, and never have been able to unclose it since! '

Source: Monk (Part 2)

And the thing that I loved about working with Taika is that the take wasn't sacrilegious.

Source: GQ — Representative Roles of Celebrities

She would have thought it rather sacrilegious to leave it off—as bad as forgetting her Bible or her collection dime.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

As it would have been sacrilegious for him to use the word preface, he called his prefaces forewords (yin) throughout his works.

Source: The Biography of Su Dongpo

Sacrilegious though it might be, Scarlett always saw, through her closed eyes, the upturned face of Ellen and not the Blessed Virgin, as the ancient phrases were repeated.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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