Related forms
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
pseu·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
Can be confused: 1. irreligious, sacrilegious, unreligious ; 2. religious, sacrilegious, sacrosanct.
Pronunciation note
The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as
[sak-ruh-lij-uh
s] 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 (ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious |
| 2. | guilty of sacrilege |
| sacri'legiously | |
| —adv | |
| sacri'legiousness | |
| —n | |
| sacrilegious (ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious |
| 2. | guilty of sacrilege |
| sacri'legiously | |
| —adv | |
| sacri'legiousness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sacrilegious
1580s, from L. sacrilegiosum, from L. sacrilegium (see sacrilege).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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