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sacrílego — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • profane adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.
  • sacrilegious adj Showing gross disrespect toward something regarded as sacred.

Senses

sacrílego is used for these senses in English:

  • profane Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
  • sacrilegious Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

profane — full definition

  1. adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.
  2. adjective Relating to ordinary, non-religious life rather than the sacred.
  3. verb To treat something sacred with disrespect; to desecrate.

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