Sac`ri*le"gious (?), a. [From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus.]

Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.

Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. pope.

-- Sac`ri*le"gious*ly, adv. -- Sac`ri*le"gious*ness, n.

 

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