Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SAC-RI-LE'GIOUS
SAC-RI-LE'GIOUS, a. [L. sacrilegus.]
- Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege. Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. – Pope.
- Containing sacrilege; as, a sacrilegious attempt or act.
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