sacrilegious
[ sak-ruh-lij-uhs, -lee-juhs ]
/ ˌsæk rəË?lɪdÊ’ É™s, -Ë?li dÊ’É™s /
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how to pronounce sacrilegious
The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as [sak-ruh-lij-uhs] /ËŒsæk rÉ™Ë?lɪdÊ’ É™s/ is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation [sak-ruh-lee-juhs] /ËŒsæk rÉ™Ë?li dÊ’É™s/ occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared.
OTHER WORDS FROM sacrilegious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sacrilegious
1. irreligious, sacrilegious , unreligious2. religious, sacrilegious , sacrosanctWords nearby sacrilegious
sacrifice fly, sacrifice paddock, sacrificial, sacrificial anode, sacrilege, sacrilegious, sacring, sacring bell, sacristan, sacristy, sacro-
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British Dictionary definitions for sacrilegious
sacrilegious
/ (ËŒsækrɪË?lɪdÊ’É™s) /
adjective
of, relating to, or involving sacrilege; impious
guilty of sacrilege
Derived forms of sacrilegious
sacrilegiously, adverbsacrilegiousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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