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9-letter words (1 found)

SACRILEGE,

8-letter words (8 found)

CLERGIES,ELEGIACS,ESCALIER,GASELIER,GLACIERS,GRACILES,GRAECISE,LEGACIES,

7-letter words (25 found)

ALERCES,ALGESIC,CEILERS,CEREALS,CIERGES,CLARIES,EARLIES,ECLAIRS,ELEGIAC,GALERES,GARLICS,GLACIER,GLAIRES,GRACILE,GRAILES,GRECISE,GRIECES,LEIGERS,LIEGERS,REALISE,REGALES,RELACES,RESCALE,SCALIER,SCLERAE,

6-letter words (89 found)

AERIES,AGILER,AGREES,AGRISE,ALERCE,ARGILS,ARGLES,ARIELS,CAGERS,CAGIER,CARIES,CARLES,CEILER,CEREAL,CERGES,CERIAS,CERISE,CIERGE,CIGARS,CLEARS,CRAIGS,CREASE,CREELS,EAGERS,EAGLES,EAGRES,EASIER,ECLAIR,ERICAS,GALERE,GARLIC,GEARES,GERLES,GLACES,GLACIS,GLAIRE,GLAIRS,GLARES,GRACES,GRAILE,GRAILS,GREASE,GRECES,GRICES,GRIECE,GRILSE,LACERS,LACIER,LAESIE,LAGERS,LAREES,LARGES,LEARES,LEASER,LEEARS,LEGERS,LEIGER,LIEGER,LIEGES,LIGASE,LIGERS,RAGEES,RAILES,REALES,RECALS,REGALE,REGALS,REGIES,RELACE,RELICS,RELIES,RESAIL,RESALE,RESEAL,RESILE,SAGIER,SAILER,SCALER,SCLERA,SCLERE,SEALER,SEARCE,SERAIL,SERIAL,SIECLE,SIEGER,SILAGE,SLAIRG,SLICER,

5-letter words (158 found)

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4-letter words (152 found)

ACER,ACES,ACRE,AESC,AGEE,AGER,AGES,AILS,AIRS,ALEC,ALEE,ALES,ARCS,AREG,ARES,ARIL,ARIS,ARLE,ARSE,ASCI,CAGE,CAGS,CALS,CARE,CARL,CARS,CASE,CEAS,CEES,CEIL,CELS,CERE,CIEL,CIGS,CIRE,CIRL,CLAG,CLEG,CRAG,CREE,CRIA,CRIS,EALE,EARL,EARS,EASE,EELS,EGAL,EGER,EGIS,ELSE,ERAS,ERES,ERGS,ERIC,GAES,GAIR,GALE,GALS,GARE,GARI,GARS,GEAL,GEAR,GEES,GELS,GERE,GERS,GIES,GILA,GIRL,GLEE,GLEI,GLIA,GREE,GRIS,ICER,ICES,ILEA,IRES,ISLE,LACE,LACS,LAER,LAGS,LAIC,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LARS,LASE,LEAR,LEAS,LEER,LEES,LEGS,LEIR,LEIS,LERE,LIAR,LIAS,LICE,LIER,LIES,LIGS,LIRA,LIRE,RACE,RAGE,RAGI,RAGS,RAIL,RAIS,RALE,RASE,REAL,RECS,REEL,REES,REGS,REIS,RIAL,RIAS,RICE,RIEL,RIGS,RILE,RISE,SAGE,SAIC,SAIL,SAIR,SALE,SARI,SCAG,SCAR,SEAL,SEAR,SEEL,SEER,SEIL,SEIR,SELE,SERA,SERE,SIAL,SICE,SILE,SIRE,SLAE,SLAG,SLEE,

3-letter words (76 found)

ACE,AGE,AGS,AIL,AIR,AIS,ALE,ALS,ARC,ARE,ARS,CAG,CAL,CAR,CEE,CEL,CIG,CIS,EAR,EAS,EEL,ELS,ERA,ERE,ERG,ERS,GAE,GAL,GAR,GAS,GEE,GEL,GER,GIE,GIS,ICE,IRE,LAC,LAG,LAR,LAS,LEA,LEE,LEG,LEI,LES,LIE,LIG,LIS,RAG,RAI,RAS,REC,REE,REG,REI,RES,RIA,RIG,SAC,SAE,SAG,SAI,SAL,SAR,SEA,SEC,SEE,SEG,SEI,SEL,SER,SIC,SIG,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AR,AS,EA,EE,EL,ER,ES,GI,IS,LA,LI,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 527 words from sacrilege according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sacrilege

sacrilege

Alternative forms

  • sacriledge (obsolete)

Etymology

Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”), from phrase sacrum legere, from sacrum (from sacer (“sacred, holy”)) + legō (“gather; take, steal”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- and *leǵ-. Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century.

Unrelated to religion, which is ultimately from ligō (“I tie, bind, or bandage”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsækɹəlɪd͡ʒ/
  • Hyphenation: sac‧ri‧lege

Noun

sacrilege (usually uncountable, plural sacrileges)

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

Derived terms

  • sacrilegious

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Anagrams

  • Gilcrease

Latin

Etymology

From sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”) +‎ -ē (adverbial suffix).

Adverb

sacrilegē (not comparable)

  1. sacrilegiously, impiously

Synonyms

  • (impiously): irreligiōsē, nefāriē

Related terms

References

  • “sacrilege”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sacrilege”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]

Old French

Etymology

First attested at the end of the 12th century, borrowed from Latin sacrilegium.

Noun

sacrilege oblique singular, m (oblique plural sacrileges, nominative singular sacrileges, nominative plural sacrilege)

  1. sacrilege

Descendants

  • English: sacrilege
  • French: sacrilège

References

Romanian

Adjective

sacrilege m or f or n (masculine plural sacrilegi, feminine and neuter plural sacrilege)

  1. Obsolete form of sacrileg.

Declension

References

  • sacrilege in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

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