SACRILEGIOUS in a Sentence

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1. His stealing of the altar cloth was a very sacrilegious act.
2. To Scarlett, the very idea of saying such things to her own mother was almost sacrilegious.

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 Meanings and Examples of SACRILEGIOUS
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sacrilegious
 a.  acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
Classic Sentence:
1  To Scarlett, the very idea of saying such things to her own mother was almost sacrilegious.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
2  Meantime, Gabriel, ascending to the main-royal mast-head, was tossing one arm in frantic gestures, and hurling forth prophecies of speedy doom to the sacrilegious assailants of his divinity.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story.
Example Sentence:
1  His stealing of the altar cloth was a very sacrilegious act.