(adj.Subst.) : să_crĭlĕgus, a, um, adj.sacer-lego
* That steals sacred things, that robs a temple, sacrilegious: sacrilegas admovere manus,Liv. 29, 18: altare sacrilegum,Vulg. Jos. 22, 16; cf.: quorum templis et religionibus iste bellum sacrilegum habuit indictum,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 188.—As subst. (so usually): să_crĭlĕgus, i, m., one who robs or steals from a temple, one who commits sacrilege: sacrilego poena est, neque ei soli, qui sacrum abstulerit, sed etiam ei, qui sacro commendatum,Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40: non sacrilegum, sed hostem sacrorum religionumque,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 9: an sacrilegus, qui, ut hostes urbe expelleret, arma templo affixa detraxit? Quint. 5, 10, 36; cf. id. 3, 6, 38; 3, 6, 41; 4, 2, 68 (v. sacrilegium init.): cavendum ne fortiori subjungatur aliquid infirmius, ut sacrilego fur,Quint. 9, 4, 23: punit furta sacrilegus,Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 8; Vulg. Act. 19, 37.
* Transf., in gen., that violates or profanes sacred things, sacrilegious, impious, profane (freq. since the Aug. per.).
* Adj.: hominem perditum Miserumque, et illum sacrilegum,Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 29; Ov. M. 4, 23; cf.: o genera sacrilega!Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 6: quorum civis Romanus nemo erat sed Graeci sacrilegi,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28, § 69: sacrilegos ignes admovere templis,Tib. 3, 5, 11: manus,id. 2, 4, 26; Hor. C. 2, 13, 2; Ov. F. 3, 700; id. Am. 1, 7, 28: dextra,id. M. 14, 539: meretricum artes,id. A. A. 1, 435: nefas (Catilinae),Mart. 9, 70, 2: hami (on account of the preceding sacris piscibus),id. 4, 30, 12.— Sup.: exi e fano, sacrilegissime,Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 1.
* Subst., an impious, wicked, or profane person: parricida, sacrilege, perjure, etc.,Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129; Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 1; id. Eun. 5, 3, 2; 5, 3, 13; Sall. C. 14, 3; Ov. M. 8, 792; 8, 817.—With gen.: nuptiarum,i. e. a violator of marriage vows, an adulterer,Cod. Just. 9, 9, 29 fin.—In fem.: să_crĭlĕga, ae, Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 13; Ov. M. 11, 41.—Adv.: să_crĭlĕgē, sacrilegiously, impiously (late Lat.), Tert. Apol. 12.