sacrilégio

See also: sacrilegio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sacrilegium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒi.u/ [sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒi.u/ [sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒi.o/ [sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/

• Rhymes: -ɛʒiu, -ɛʒju
• Hyphenation: sa‧cri‧lé‧gi‧o

Noun

sacrilégio m (plural sacrilégios)

1. sacrilege (desecration of a sacred thing)
2. sacrilege (outrage to a sacred person)
3. sacrilege (violation of something that deserves great respect)
4. (figuratively) atrocity (extremely reprehensible action)

Related terms

adjectives

• sacrílego

 

nouns

• sacrílego m

 

Further reading

• “sacrilégio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “sacrilégio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024