sacrilegus

sacrilegus adj.

sacer+1 LEG-, that steals sacred things, that robs a temple, sacrilegious : manūs, L.: bellum.—As subst m., one who robs a temple, a plunderer of shrines : sacrilego poena est: non sacrilegum, sed hostem sacrorum religionumque.— Guilty of profanation, sacrilegious, impious, profane : homo, T.: Lycurgus, O.: Graeci: manus arbos, H.: meretricum artes, O.—As subst m., an impious man, profane person, wretch : Ubist ille sacrilegus?T.: omnes patricidae, sacrilegi, S.—As subst f. : Quid ais, sacrilega?T., O.