# sacrilege

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #45,064

## Definitions
1. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

## Etymology
Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”). Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ascrilege`, `saccrilege`, `sacirlege`, `sacrielge`, `sacrileeg`, `sacrilegge`, `sacrilgee`, `sacrillege`, `sacrliege`, `sacrrilege`, `sarcilege`, `scarilege`, `ssacrilege`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sacrilege