Sacrilegious
adjective
Showing disrespect or being irreverent towards a religious person, place, thing, or idea.
Vandalizing a church is a sacrilegious act.
Often appears as...
- sacrilegious act
- sacrilegious behavior
adjective
Showing disrespect or being irreverent towards a religious person, place, thing, or idea.
Vandalizing a church is a sacrilegious act.
Often appears as...
- sacrilegious act
- sacrilegious behavior
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Pro Tip 1/3Religious Gravity
Used when actions are taken as a serious insult to religious beliefs or holy places.
Burning a holy book is considered sacrilegious.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
It can offend people deeply, so be very cautious when referencing someone's religion.
Creating cartoons of prophets is seen as sacrilegious by many.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Expresses strong disapproval, often evoking anger or shock from others.
She desecrated the altar, which was a sacrilegious offense.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Gravity
Used when actions are taken as a serious insult to religious beliefs or holy places.
Burning a holy book is considered sacrilegious.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
It can offend people deeply, so be very cautious when referencing someone's religion.
Creating cartoons of prophets is seen as sacrilegious by many.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Expresses strong disapproval, often evoking anger or shock from others.
She desecrated the altar, which was a sacrilegious offense.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Gravity
Used when actions are taken as a serious insult to religious beliefs or holy places.
Burning a holy book is considered sacrilegious.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
It can offend people deeply, so be very cautious when referencing someone's religion.
Creating cartoons of prophets is seen as sacrilegious by many.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Expresses strong disapproval, often evoking anger or shock from others.
She desecrated the altar, which was a sacrilegious offense.
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debate halfway fifty percent say never sacrilegious those who are perhaps not quite as religiously event might say know what it doesn't matter it's it's all in the name of science others who
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
debate halfway fifty percent say never sacrilegious those who are perhaps not quite as religiously event might say know what it doesn't matter it's it's all in the name of science others who
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Quote examples
Andrea Navedo
American Actress
I'm really Americanized. The only real Latina thing I do is cook rice and beans with chuletas and tostones. I do the healthier version of what my grandmother would have made: a lot less salt, a lot less fat, a lot more vegetables. Sometimes I serve it with brown rice, which is, like, sacrilegious.
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Greig Fraser
Australian Diplomat
I mean listen, ultimately I'm positive George Lucas was inspired by 'Dune' when he made 'Star Wars.' I don't know if that's sacrilegious to talk about, but there are a lot of similarities in some areas, so you could tell he was definitely influenced by that.
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Joshua Bell
American Musician
In a way, the highest praise you could give to a composer like Bach was to take and make your own arrangement; it was sort of an homage to that composer and to his work, so it wasn't considered sacrilegious to do something like that.
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Rickey Medlocke
American Musician
We looked at the Allman Brothers as the fathers of what was to be called Southern rock. In our book, if you didn't like the Allman Brothers, you were sacrilegious.
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Marian Anderson
American Musician
A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
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Giordano Bruno
Italian Philosopher
Nothing is so good that impious and sacrilegious and wicked people cannot contort its proper benefit into evil.
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Jonathan Demme
American Director
I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie.
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Les Claypool
American Musician
You can't watch 'Dr. Strangelove' with commercials. That would be sacrilegious.
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Andres Serrano
American Photographer
I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious.
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Andrea Navedo
American Actress
I'm really Americanized. The only real Latina thing I do is cook rice and beans with chuletas and tostones. I do the healthier version of what my grandmother would have made: a lot less salt, a lot less fat, a lot more vegetables. Sometimes I serve it with brown rice, which is, like, sacrilegious.
Quote examples
Greig Fraser
Australian Diplomat
I mean listen, ultimately I'm positive George Lucas was inspired by 'Dune' when he made 'Star Wars.' I don't know if that's sacrilegious to talk about, but there are a lot of similarities in some areas, so you could tell he was definitely influenced by that.
Quote examples
Joshua Bell
American Musician
In a way, the highest praise you could give to a composer like Bach was to take and make your own arrangement; it was sort of an homage to that composer and to his work, so it wasn't considered sacrilegious to do something like that.
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Rickey Medlocke
American Musician
We looked at the Allman Brothers as the fathers of what was to be called Southern rock. In our book, if you didn't like the Allman Brothers, you were sacrilegious.
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Marian Anderson
American Musician
A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
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Giordano Bruno
Italian Philosopher
Nothing is so good that impious and sacrilegious and wicked people cannot contort its proper benefit into evil.
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Jonathan Demme
American Director
I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie.
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Les Claypool
American Musician
You can't watch 'Dr. Strangelove' with commercials. That would be sacrilegious.
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Andres Serrano
American Photographer
I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious.
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