sakrilegi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch sacrilegie, 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-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sak.riˈle.ɡi]
  • Hyphenation: sak‧ri‧lé‧gi

Noun

sakrilégi (plural sakrilegi-sakrilegi)

  1. (Catholicism) sacrilege: desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred
    Synonym: penistaan

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