Definition for SAC-RI-LE'GIOUS

SAC-RI-LE'GIOUS, a. [L. sacrilegus.]

  1. Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege. Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. – Pope.
  2. Containing sacrilege; as, a sacrilegious attempt or act.

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