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Sacrilegious Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Sacrilegious has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"

"profane utterances against the Church"

"it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"

2

Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

Example Sentences
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath" adjective
"profane utterances against the Church" adjective
"it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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