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sacrilegious.

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

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/Received-Pronunciation/sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/General-American/sæk.ɹəˈlid͡ʒəs/General-American
  1. Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

Where this word comes from

Compare sacrilege, Latin sacrilegus. From Latin sacer + legō (“steal something sacred”).

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