sacrilegus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • sacrilogos

Etymology

From sacer (“holy, sacred”) +‎ -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈkri.le.ɡus/, [saˈkrɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈkri.le.ɡus/, [saˈkriː.le.ɡus]

Adjective

sacrilegus (feminine sacrilega, neuter sacrilegum); first/second declension

  1. That steals sacred things or robs a temple; sacrilegious.
  2. That violates or profanes sacred things; impious, godless, profane, sacrilegious.
  3. (substantive) Someone who robs or steals from a temple or commits sacrilege.
  4. (substantive) A wicked, impious, or profane person.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative sacrilegus sacrilega sacrilegum sacrilegī sacrilegae sacrilega
genitive sacrilegī sacrilegae sacrilegī sacrilegōrum sacrilegārum sacrilegōrum
dative sacrilegō sacrilegō sacrilegīs
accusative sacrilegum sacrilegam sacrilegum sacrilegōs sacrilegās sacrilega
ablative sacrilegō sacrilegā sacrilegō sacrilegīs
vocative sacrilege sacrilega sacrilegum sacrilegī sacrilegae sacrilega

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • sacrilegus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sacrilegus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sacrilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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