sacrilegious
adjectiveHow many syllables in sacrilegious?
There are 5 syllables in the word sacrilegious.How to pronounce sacrilegious:
Definition of sacrilegious:
- sacrilegious (adjective):
- not religious
- grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred.
- committing or characterized by sacrilege having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
Synonyms for sacrilegious:
atheistic
atheistical
blasphemous
desecrating
godless
heretic
heretical
impious
irreligious
irreverent
pagan
profane
secular
ungodly
unholy
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- werecrocodile
- vituperation
- inhospitable
- contemptuously
- unforgivable
- indefensible
- revolutionized
- diagnostician
- incommodious
- unsuspicious
- instrumentation
- educationist
- supercilious
- antibiotic
- iniquity
- intermediate
- understandable
- intelligently
- remuneration
- multifaceted
- anticipating
- unvaluable
- sophistication
- unpretentious
- deforestation
- familiarize
- literarily
- plagiarism
- innumerable
- satisfactory
- benevolently
- equanimity
- indifferently
- subconsciously
- monochromatic
- lexicology
- unmemorable
- bromatology
- equivocator
- unenthusiastic
- asafoetida
- verbalization
- prodigality
- irrepressible
- inappropriate
- exclamatory
- superstitious
- instinctually
- semiaquatic
- overpowering
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Prosodic stress, which often falls on particular syllables within words and phrases, helps convey meaning and structure in spoken language.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!