sacrilégio
Portuguese, noun/sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/
sacrilégio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sacrilege (desecration of a sacred thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “violação ou profanação de algo considerado sagrado”.
What does sacrilégio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesacrilege (desecration of a sacred thing)
- 2
masculinesacrilege (outrage to a sacred person)
- 3
masculinesacrilege (violation of something that deserves great respect)
- 4
masculineatrocity (extremely reprehensible action)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. violação ou profanação de algo considerado sagrado 2. qualquer ato que merece censura
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sacrilégio
- sacrilégios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sacrilégio?
- Brazil /sa.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/
- Portugal /sɐ.kɾiˈlɛ.ʒju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sacrilégio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sacrilégio in Portuguese?
sacrilégio appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).