sacrilegus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sacer (“holy, sacred”) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /saˈkri.le.ɡus/, [s̠äˈkrɪɫ̪ɛɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈkri.le.ɡus/, [säˈkriːleɡus]
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.
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
- Someone who robs or steals from a temple or commits sacrilege.
- 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
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.