D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sacrilegious

/săkˌ-rəl-ĕj'-ĭs/ · Sac·ri·le·gious · IPA /sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/
01 a. Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.
  1. 1.
    Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.
    “Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.” Pope.