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Obscene vs Sacrilegious - What's the difference?

obscene | sacrilegious |

As adjectives the difference between obscene and sacrilegious

is that obscene is offensive to current standards of decency or morality while sacrilegious is committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

obscene

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt

    • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .

    sacrilegious

    English

    (sacrilege)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.