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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sac•ri•lege /ˈsækrəlɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. - Religion[uncountable] the act of mistreating something sacred.
- Religion an instance of this:[countable]to commit a sacrilege.
sac•ri•le•gious /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/USA pronunciation adj. sac•ri•le•gious•ly, adv. See -leg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sac•ri•lege (sac′rə lij),USA pronunciation n. - Religionthe violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- Religionan instance of this.
- Religionthe stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.
- Latin sacrilegium, equivalent. to sacri- (combining form of sacrum holy place) + leg(ere) to steal, literally, gather + -ium -ium
- Old French
- Middle English 1275–1325
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sac•ri•le•gious (sak′rə lij′əs, -lē′jəs),USA pronunciation adj. - Religionpertaining to or involving sacrilege:sacrilegious practices.
- Religionguilty of sacrilege:a sacrilegious person.
- see sacrilege, -ous 1400–50; late Middle English sacrilegiose
The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as (sak′rə lij′əs)USA pronunciation is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation (sak′rə lē′jəs)USA pronunciation occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared. |