Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacrilegio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sac-ri-le-gio
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Profane use of a sacred object.

Example Sentences

"When she tired, I loosened up a little, to let her blow. Yes, it was rape, but only technical, brother, only technical. Above the waist, maybe she was worried about the sacrilegio, but from the waist down she wanted me, bad. There couldn’t be any doubt about that."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Inflected Forms

sacrilegios (plural)

Questions

What does sacrilegio mean?: Profane use of a sacred object.
Where does sacrilegio come from?: Borrowed from Italian.

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