sacrilegus
Latin
Alternative forms
- sacrilogos
Etymology
From sacer (“holy, sacred”) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [saˈkrɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [saˈkriː.le.ɡus]
Adjective
sacrilegus (feminine sacrilega, neuter sacrilegum, adverb sacrilegē); first/second-declension adjective
- That steals sacred things or robs a temple; sacrilegious.
- That violates or profanes sacred things; impious, godless, profane, sacrilegious.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | sacrilegus | sacrilega | sacrilegum | sacrilegī | sacrilegae | sacrilega | |
| genitive | sacrilegī | sacrilegae | sacrilegī | sacrilegōrum | sacrilegārum | sacrilegōrum | |
| dative | sacrilegō | sacrilegae | 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
- Someone who robs or steals from a temple or commits sacrilege.
- A wicked, impious, or profane person.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| 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.