LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sacrilegium

sacrilegium n (genitive sacrilegiī or sacrilegī)
Classical[sa.krɪˈɫɛ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sa.kriˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe robbing of a temple, stealing of sacred objects, sacrilege.
  2. neuterViolation of sacred things, profanation, sacrilege.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesacrilegiumsacrilegia
genitivesacrilegiī
sacrilegī		sacrilegiōrum
dativesacrilegiōsacrilegiīs
accusativesacrilegiumsacrilegia
ablativesacrilegiōsacrilegiīs
vocativesacrilegiumsacrilegia

să_crĭlĕgĭum, ii, n. sacrilegus (not ante-Aug.).
I. The robbing of a temple, stealing of sacred things, sacrilege: sacrilegium est, rem sacram de templo surripere, Quint. 7, 3, 10; cf. id. 7, 3, 22; 5, 10, 39; Liv. 29, 8; 29, 18; 32, 1; 42, 3 al.; Quint. 5, 14, 11; 7, 3, 21; Tac. Agr. 6 fin.; Phaedr. 4, 11, 3 al. —In plur., Suet. Caes. 54 fin. (with rapinae). —
II. Violation or profanation of sacred things, sacrilege (post-Aug.): cum in caelum insanitis, non dico sacrilegium facitis, sed operam perditis, Sen. Vit. Beat. 27, 1: non sine quodam sacrilegi metu, Flor. 2, 17, 12: aliquem sacrilegii damnare, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4: parum se grate gerere sacrilegium est, Sen. Ben. 1, 4, 4; Curt. 4, 3, 23.

Origins

Derived from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”) + -ium (nominalizing suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalansacrilegi
  • Englishsacrilege
  • Frenchsacrilège
  • Italiansacrilegio
  • Occitansacrilègi
  • Portuguesesacrilégio
  • Romaniansacrilegiu
  • Spanishsacrilegio
  • Asturiansacrilexu
  • Friuliansacrilegji

In English words that came into English from sacrilegium

  • sacrilegesacrilegium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSacrilegiumSacrilegium the robbery of sacred things (Sen. de Ben. 7, 7; Isid. Orig. 5.26), is that form of peculatus which affects sacred property not in private…

Quick answers

What does sacrilegium mean in Latin?
sacrilegium, a noun, means “The robbing of a temple, stealing of sacred objects, sacrilege.; Violation of sacred things, profanation, sacrilege.”.
What is the genitive of sacrilegium?
The genitive singular is sacrilegiī. sacrilegium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sacrilegium?
In classical Latin, [sa.krɪˈɫɛ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.kriˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um].