sacrilegiously
- adverb
- /ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəsli/
:
sacrílegamente
- The film was criticized for sacrilegiously portraying sacred events with humor.
Examples
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But his buildings are sacrilegiously bad and very few.
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How do we teach sacred texts that have been used sacrilegiously?
Academic text (2014) -
"You see now why we could never allow Earthlings to sacrilegiously penetrate our icy mantle.
Fiction book (2001) -
One seminarian remarked sarcastically, if not sacrilegiously, that this new bread, once consecrated, was "chewy Jesus!"
Blog text (27) -
Whether a priest who superstitiously and sacrilegiously re-baptizes people, believing that such a practice has medicinal powers, is to be considered a heretic or punished simply for practicing sortilege is unclear.
Academic text (2007) -
The artist sacrilegiously altered the ancient statue, shocking everyone at the museum.
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Many people believe using religious symbols for fashion is done sacrilegiously.
Synonyms
5
4.4
In a rude way that shows no respect
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
1
8.6
Shows disrespect to religious things, often using swear words
1
7.8
In a way that shows lack of respect for things people take seriously
1
9.8
In a way that shows disrespect for things people consider holy
1
9.9
In a way that shows no respect for God or holy things
In a rude way about religious things
Antonyms
How Disrespectfully
Surface Forms
Morphology
sacrilegiously = sacrilegious (transparent) = sacrilege + ous + ly
Adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'sacrilegious' yields an adverb meaning 'in a sacrilegious manner'.
Etymology
Sacrilegiously comes from Latin parts sacer 'sacred' and legere 'to steal', so it once meant 'stealing from the sacred'. That's why to act sacrilegiously is to show disrespect toward something holy.