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sacrilegious

adj.
US //ˌsækɹəˈɫɛdʒɪs// UK //sˌækɹɪlˈɪdʒəs// sac·ri·le·gious
Synonyms
Origin

Compare sacrilege, Latin sacrilegus. From Latin sacer + legō (“steal something sacred”).

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