sacrilegus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

Second-declension noun.

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