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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sacrilegium.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒjo/
Noun
sacrilégio m (plural sacrilégios)
- sacrilege (desecration of a sacred thing)
- sacrilege (outrage to a sacred person)
- sacrilege (violation of something that deserves great respect)
- (figuratively) atrocity (extremely reprehensible action)
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