sacrilege

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See also: sacrilège

English

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Etymology

Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”), from phrase sacrum legere, from sacrum (from sacer (“sacred, holy”)) + legō (“gather; take, steal”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- and *leǵ-. Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century.[1]

Unrelated to religion, which is ultimately from ligō (“I tie, bind, or bandage”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sacrilege (usually uncountable, plural sacrileges)

  1. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
    • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, pages 703-704:
      I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sacrilege”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Latin

Etymology

From sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”) +‎ -ē (adverbial suffix).

Adverb

sacrilegē (not comparable)

  1. sacrilegiously, impiously

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Old French

Etymology

First attested at the end of the 12th century, borrowed from Latin sacrilegium.[1]

Noun

sacrilege oblique singular, m (oblique plural sacrileges, nominative singular sacrileges, nominative plural sacrilege)

  1. sacrilege

Descendants

  • English: sacrilege
  • French: sacrilège

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “sacrilège”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Romanian

Adjective

sacrilege m or f or n (masculine plural sacrilegi, feminine and neuter plural sacrilege)

  1. Obsolete form of sacrileg.

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite sacrilege sacrilege sacrilegi sacrilege
definite sacrilegele sacrilegea sacrilegii sacrilegele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite sacrilege sacrilege sacrilegi sacrilege
definite sacrilegelui sacrilegei sacrilegilor sacrilegelor

References

  • sacrilege in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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