| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| sacrilege (n.), sacrilegious (adj.) |
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| Watch the spelling of the vowels in the second and third syllables; these words are neither related to nor spelled like religion or religious. Sacrilege’s Latin etymon was formed of sacer, “sacred” and legere, “to gather or steal”; sacrilege is “the stealing of sacred things” or doing other violence to them. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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