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sacrilegious

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Showing disrespect toward something regarded as sacred.

The character's sacrilegious joke offends the temple's guardians.

Dictionary practice example.

In the fantasy novel, using a revered ceremonial cloth as a floor rag is sacrilegious to the community that regards the cloth as sacred.