sacrilege

== English == === Alternative forms === sacriledge (obsolete) === Etymology === Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”). Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsækɹəlɪd͡ʒ/ Hyphenation: sac‧ri‧lege === Noun === sacrilege (usually uncountable, plural sacrileges) Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred. Synonyms: blasphemy; see also Thesaurus:sacrilege ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Gilcrease == Latin == === Etymology === From sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”) + -ē (adverbial suffix). === Adverb === sacrilegē (not comparable) sacrilegiously, impiously ==== Synonyms ==== (impiously): irreligiōsē, nefāriē ==== Related terms ==== === References === “sacrilege”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “sacrilege”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] == Old French == === Etymology === First attested at the end of the 12th century, borrowed from Latin sacrilegium. === Noun === sacrilege oblique singular, m (oblique plural sacrileges, nominative singular sacrileges, nominative plural sacrilege) sacrilege ==== Descendants ==== English: sacrilege French: sacrilège === References === == Romanian == === Adjective === sacrilege m or f or n (masculine plural sacrilegi, feminine/neuter plural sacrilege) obsolete form of sacrileg ==== Declension ==== === References === sacrilege in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN