Sacrilege

Definition

The violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. An act of disrespect toward something holy or held in high esteem.

Etymology

From Old French 'sacrilege', from Latin 'sacrilegium', from 'sacer' (sacred) + 'legere' (to steal). Literally 'stealing sacred things'.

Translations

AFAfrikaans

heiligskending

HAI-likh-sken-ding

AMአማርኛ

ቅዱስነት መጥፋት

kid-us-net met-fa

ARالعربية

تدنيس

tad-NEES

BGБългарски

светотатство

sve-to-TAT-stvo

BNবাংলা

পবিত্রতার অপমান

po-bi-tro-taar o-po-maan

CACatalà

sacrilegi

sa-kri-LE-zhi

CSČeština

svatokrádež

sva-to-KRAA-dezh

DADansk

helligbrøde

hel-li-BROE-de

DEDeutsch

Frevel

FRE-fel

ELΕλληνικά

ιεροσυλία

i-e-ro-si-LI-a

ESEspañol

sacrilegio

sa-kri-LE-hyo

ETEesti

pühaduseteotus

py-ha-du-se-te-O-tus

EUEuskara

sakrilegioa

sa-kri-le-GI-o-a

FAفارسی

توهین به مقدسات

to-heen beh moqad-das-aat

FISuomi

pyhäinhäväisyys

py-ha-in-hæ-vai-syyys

FRFrançais

sacrilège

sa-kri-LEZH

GLGalego

sacrilexio

sa-kri-LE-shyo

HEעברית

חילול הקודש

khi-lul ha-KO-desh

HIहिन्दी

अपवित्रता

ap-vi-tra-TA

HRHrvatski

svetogrđe

sve-to-GR-dje

HUMagyar

szentségtörés

SENTS-saeg-te-ræsh

IDBahasa Indonesia

penodaan

pe-no-da-an

ITItaliano

sacrilegio

sa-kri-LE-jo

JA日本語

冒涜

boo-toku

KO한국어

신성모독

sin-seong-mo-dok

LTLietuvių

šventvagystė

shven-tva-GIS-te

LVLatviešu

zādzība

ZAA-dzii-ba

MNМонгол

хүндэтгэлгүй харьцаа

khun-det-gel-gui khar-tsaa

MSBahasa Melayu

penodaan

pe-no-da-an

MYမြန်မာ

အပြစ်ကြီး

a-pyit-kyi

NLNederlands

heiligschennis

HAI-likh-ske-nis

NONorsk

helligbrøde

hel-li-BROE-de

PLPolski

świętokradztwo

shvyen-to-KRAD-stvo

PTPortuguês

sacrilégio

sa-kri-LE-zhyo

RORomână

sacrilegiu

sa-kri-LE-jiu

RUРусский

святотатство

svya-to-TAT-stvo

SKSlovenčina

svätokrádež

svæ-to-KRAA-dezh

SLSlovenščina

svetoskrunstvo

sve-to-SKROON-stvo

SRСрпски

светогрђе

sve-to-GR-dje

SVSvenska

helgerån

hel-ge-ROON

SWKiswahili

uchafu wa vitu vitakatifu

u-CHA-fu wa VI-tu vi-ta-ki-TI-fu

TAதமிழ்

புனிதமனத்தை

pu-ni-tha-ma-na-thai

TEతెలుగు

పవిత్రతలోపం

pa-vi-tra-ta-lo-pam

THไทย

การหมิ่นประมาท

gan min pra-mart

TRTürkçe

kutsala saygısızlık

kut-sa-la say-gi-siz-LIK

UKУкраїнська

святотатство

svya-to-TAT-stvo

URاردو

بے حرمتی

be hur-mat-i

VITiếng Việt

sự phạm thánh

su fam thanh

ZH中文

亵渎

xiè dú

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