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Webster 1913 Edition

Sacrilege

Sac′ri-lege

,
Noun.
[F.
sacrilège
, L.
sacrilegium
, from
sacrilegus
that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things;
sacer
sacred +
legere
to gather, pick up. See
Sacred
, and
Legend
.]
The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb
With
sacrilege
to dig.
Spenser.
Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of
sacrilege
.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sacrilege

SAC'RILEGE

,
Noun.
[L. sacrilegium; sacer, sacred, and lego, to take or steal.]
The crime of violating or profaning sacred things; or the alienating to laymen or to common purposes what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb with sacrilege to dig.

Definition 2024

sacrilège

sacrilège

See also: sacrilege

French

Adjective

sacrilège m, f ‎(plural sacrilèges)

  1. sacrilegious

Noun

sacrilège m ‎(plural sacrilèges)

  1. sacrilege (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred)

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