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sacrilegus

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sacrilegus (feminine sacrilega, neuter sacrilegum, adverb sacrilegē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. That steals sacred things or robs a temple; sacrilegious.
  2. That violates or profanes sacred things; impious, godless, profane, sacrilegious.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

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 edit

Noun edit

sacrilegus m (genitive sacrilegī); second declension

  1. Someone who robs or steals from a temple or commits sacrilege.
  2. A wicked, impious, or profane person.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sacrilegus sacrilegī
Genitive sacrilegī sacrilegōrum
Dative sacrilegō sacrilegīs
Accusative sacrilegum sacrilegōs
Ablative sacrilegō sacrilegīs
Vocative sacrilege sacrilegī

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References edit

  • “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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