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sacrilegious (adj.)

mid-15c., from Latin sacrilegiosum, from sacrilegium (see sacrilege). As a noun, "one who commits a sacrilege," early 14c. Related: Sacrilegiously; sacrilegiousness.

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Definitions of sacrilegious from WordNet

sacrilegious (adj.)
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred;
it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
Synonyms: blasphemous / profane
From wordnet.princeton.edu