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sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb
sac·ri·le·gious·ness, noun
non·sac·ri·le·gious, adjective
non·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb
non·sac·ri·le·gious·ness, noun
EXPANDpseu·do·sac·ri·le·gious, adjective
pseu·do·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb
un·sac·ri·le·gious, adjective
un·sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb
un·sac·ri·le·gious·ness, noun
COLLAPSECan be confused: 1. irreligious, sacrilegious, unreligious (see pronunciation note at the current entry); 2. religious, sacrilegious, sacrosanct (see synonym note at religious).
Pronunciation note
The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as
[sak-ruh-lij-uhs] is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation [sak-ruh-lee-juhs] occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared.
The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as
[sak-ruh-lij-uhs] is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation [sak-ruh-lee-juhs] occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared.
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Sacrilegious
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
sacrilegious
1580s, from L. sacrilegiosum, from L. sacrilegium (see sacrilege).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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