Sacrilegious

Pronunciation: /sæk.rəˈlidʒ.əs/

Definitions of sacrilegious

adjective showing disrespect or irreverence towards something sacred

Example Sentences

A1 She thought it was sacrilegious to speak during the church service.

A2 Some people find it sacrilegious to wear hats inside a religious building.

B1 The artist's controversial painting was considered sacrilegious by some members of the community.

B2 The comedian's jokes about religion were deemed sacrilegious by certain audience members.

C1 The desecration of the sacred site was seen as sacrilegious by the indigenous community.

C2 The sacrilegious act of defacing the religious statue outraged worshippers around the world.

Examples of sacrilegious in a Sentence

formal The desecration of the church was considered sacrilegious by the community.

informal Dude, messing with that holy place is just straight up sacrilegious.

slang You know that's totally sacrilegious, right?

figurative To some, using comic sans for a formal document is sacrilegious.

Grammatical Forms of sacrilegious

• past tense: sacrilegioused
• plural: sacrilegiouses
• comparative: more sacrilegious
• superlative: most sacrilegious
• present tense: sacrilege
• future tense: will sacrilege
• perfect tense: have sacrilegioused
• continuous tense: is sacrilegiousing
• singular: sacrilegious
• positive degree: sacrilegious
• infinitive: to sacrilege
• gerund: sacrilegiously
• participle: sacrilegiousing

Origin and Evolution of sacrilegious

First Known Use: 1500 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'sacrilegious' originated from the Latin word 'sacrilegus', which is a combination of 'sacer' meaning sacred and 'legere' meaning to steal or violate.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe the act of stealing sacred items or violating sacred spaces, the meaning of 'sacrilegious' has evolved to encompass any disrespectful or irreverent behavior towards something considered sacred or holy.