sacrilegious
adjective/ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/
/ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/
- treating a holy thing or place without respect
- Leading clerics condemned the book as a sacrilegious attack on their faith.
- (figurative) It seemed almost sacrilegious to criticize his tennis playing.
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