Synonyms & related words for sacrilegious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sacrilegious — including blasphemous, profane, profanatory, impious, irreverent, indecorous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sacrilegious

Explore words related to sacrilegious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sacrilegiousness, sacrilege, sacrilegist, blasphemousness, profanation, blasphemously, sacrilegiously, blasphemy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for sacrilegious

Common synonyms for sacrilegious include blasphemous, profane, profanatory, impious, irreverent, indecorous, ungodly, irreligious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does sacrilegious come from?

The word sacrilegious breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sacr-, from Latin sacer (“sacred, holy”); and -leg, from Latin lego (“gather, steal”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.