sacrilegiously
With unholy disrespect
In a manner that violates or disrespects something sacred or highly revered.
The word applies literally to religious desecration but extends to any irreverent treatment of things others hold dear: She sacrilegiously dunked her high-end sushi in ketchup.
The spelling is tricky—it follows sacrilege, not religious.
In a ridiculing manner
- flippantlyWith inappropriate levity
- disrespectfullyIn a rude manner
- impudentlyWith disrespectful boldness
- scoffinglyIn a mocking way
derisively · contemptuously · cheekily · insolently · disdainfully · sardonically · cynically · irreverently
To violate sanctity
- violateBreak a rule deliberately
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- vandalizeDeliberately damage property
- dishonorLoss of respect
contaminate · debase · corrupt · pollute · degrade · tarnish · sully · besmirch
Violation of sanctity
- impietyIrreverence toward the divine
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- irreligionAbsence of faith
- godlessnessLack of belief
apostasy · iconoclasm · defilement · irreverence · profanity · ungodliness · sinfulness · transgression
mockingly
In a ridiculing manner
- flippantlyWith inappropriate levity
- disrespectfullyIn a rude manner
- impudentlyWith disrespectful boldness
scoffingly · derisively · contemptuously · cheekily · insolently · disdainfully · sardonically · cynically · irreverently · dismissively
defile
To violate sanctity
- violateBreak a rule deliberately
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- vandalizeDeliberately damage property
dishonor · contaminate · debase · corrupt · pollute · degrade · tarnish · sully · besmirch · trespass
profanation
Violation of sanctity
- impietyIrreverence toward the divine
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- irreligionAbsence of faith
godlessness · apostasy · iconoclasm · defilement · irreverence · profanity · ungodliness · sinfulness · transgression · violation
temple
Sacred worship structure
tabernacle · relic · scripture · sacrament · ritual · consecrated · holy · sacred · divine · blessed
sacrilegiouslyreverently
With profound respect
reverentially · piously · devoutly · respectfully · worshipfully