sacrilegious

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He too, like Dodwell, rejoiced that from his position as a layman he could without prejudice resist what he termed a sacrilegious invasion of the rights of the priests of the Lord.

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  1. adjective Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred.
  2. adjective Having committed sacrilege.
  3. usage note
    Sacrilegious, the adjective form of sacrilege, is often misspelled through confusion with religious.

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  • Obviously no worshipper considered the idea sacrilegious -- it must be like an American's attitude at the Statue of Liberty-- but she didn't want to enter. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 04-05 - October-November 1999
  • I doubt this is an attempt to be sacrilegious, as perhaps the Blue Lanterns represent something more god-like and universal just like the Hindu god. —  Major Spoilers
  • I'm from Brooklyn though, so back then it was kind of sacrilegious to laugh out loud at this, but now I'm LMAO! —  STREET KNOWLEDGE MEDIA
  • Worse, stepping on books is sacrilegious, and I hate scrounging for a piece of paper I've inadvertently kicked under the couch. —  ebates
  • Jakarta - About 100 Indonesian Buddhist students rallied outside the Buddha Bar on Thursday, demanding it be closed for what they see as the sacrilegious use of the name. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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/sækrɪˈlidʒəs/
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