English → Latin
“sacrilege” in Latin
sacrilegiumThe robbing of a temple, stealing of sacred objects, sacrilege.; Violation of sacred things, profanation, sacrilege.admittōto let in, admit; to perpetrate, committempluman open space for augural observation; open, clear, broad space; a space dedicated to a deity; place of divine worship; sacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός); devoted (to a divinity for sac
The English word sacrilege itself goes back to Latin sacer, through sacrilegium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sacrilege
sacrilegium (not prae-Augustin, Quint.): sacrorum spoliatio (Liv., 29, 8): templa violata (ib.): to commit sacrilege, sacrilegium facere, admittere (Quint., ; committere, Justinus): rem sacram de templo surripere (Quint., as a definition of sacrilegium): templum or templa violare (Liv.); sacrum or sacro commendatum auferre (Cic., Leg. 2, 16, 40); sacrilegas manus admovere alicui rei (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sacrilege?
- The usual Latin words for “sacrilege” are sacrilegium, admittō, templum; also sacer. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.