sacrilege

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

sacrilège

blasphème

profanation

injure

malédiction

Synonymes

desecration

blasphemy

profanation

curse

profanity

sacrilegiousness

Traductions

sacrilegio

sacrilegio

sacrilégio

heiligschennis

ιεροσυλία

Frevel

Sakrileg

sacrilegium

sacrilegi

Schändung

Gotteslästerung

Entweihung

profanació

blasfèmia

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: sacrilege

In summary

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.