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sacrilegious

[sak-ruh-lij-uhs, -lee-juhs] / ˌsæk rəˈlɪdʒ əs, -ˈli dʒəs /


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Yet there’s something almost sacrilegious about the song.

From Los Angeles Times

If we are not serious people, Trump is unserious to a sacrilegious degree.

From Salon

Arnold Schoenberg’s sacrilegious “Pierrot Lunaire” foretold a distortion of reality that has never left us.

From Los Angeles Times

Cancer Christ mixes Christian, satanic and other “reptilian” imagery in an intentionally and outlandishly sacrilegious mix, with members at times wearing snake masks atop religious garments.

From Los Angeles Times

“Ironic” is Jackson’s unapologetic description for a song that lures an audience into a religious fervor for a sacrilegious sentiment.

From Los Angeles Times