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Webster 1913 Edition
Sacrilegious
Sacˊri-le′gious
,Adj.
[From
sacrilege
: cf. L. sacrilegus
.] Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.
Above the reach of
– sacrilegious
hands. Pope.
Sacˊri-le′gious-ly
, adv.
Sacˊri-le′gious-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sacrilegious
SACRILE'GIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege.Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.
2.
Containing sacrilege; as a sacrilegious attempt or act.