Definitions for sacrilegiously

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sac•ri•le•giousˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs(adj.)

  1. involving sacrilege.

    Category: Religion

  2. guilty of sacrilege.

    Category: Religion

Origin of sacrilegious:

1400–50

sac`ri•le′gious•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sacrilegiously(adverb)

    in a sacrilegious manner

Wiktionary

  1. sacrilegiously(Adverb)

    In a sacrilegious manner; done without proper respect.


Translations for sacrilegiously

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

sacrilegiously(adverb)

the act of using a holy thing or place in a wicked way

Robbing a church is considered (a) sacrilege.

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