nefas

Meaning

1. (indeclinable, no-genitive) wrong; (moral) offense; wicked act; misdeed or misdoing
2. (indeclinable, no-genitive) forbidden deed or act

Concepts

sinful

sin

wrong

Translations

sacrilège

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnɛ.faːs]

Etymology

From ne (“not”) + fās (“divine law”).