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sacrilege

/ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

Etymology / origin

Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”). Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century.

  1. sacrilegium(Latin)→
  2. sacrilege(Old French)→
  3. sacrilege(enm)→
  4. sacrilege (English)
  5. Relations: inh, der, der

Related words

sacrilege(enm)sacrilege(Old French)sacrilegium(Latin)

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