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Spelling Entry 557 / 1605 60-second read

Sacrilegious vs. Religious

A notorious spelling trap.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“That joke was sacreligious.”

✓ Correct

“That joke was sacrilegious.”

The ruleii

SACRILEGIOUS is the spelling.

SACRILEGIOUS — note the order: SACRI-LEGIOUS. It comes from "sacrilege," not "religious."

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

From sacriLEGE, not reLIGION."

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