Latin

Alternative forms

• sacrilogos

Adjective

sacrilegus m ‎(feminine sacrilega, neuter sacrilegum); first/second declension

1. That steals sacred things or robs a temple; sacrilegious.
2. That violates or profanes sacred things; impious, godless, profane, sacrilegious.
3. (substantive) Someone who robs or steals from a temple or commits sacrilege.
4. (substantive) A wicked, impious, or profane person.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• sacrilegē
• sacrilegium

Related terms

Descendants

• Italian: sacrilego
• Portuguese: sacrílego
• Romanian: sacrileg
• Spanish: sacrílego

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sacrilegus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.