覆宗:倾毁祖庙。指倾覆宗庙,断绝后代
《隋书·李安传》:“不意叔父无状,为凶党之所蛊惑,覆宗绝嗣,其甘若荠。”
覆宗绝嗣作宾语、定语;指灭亡。
One's ancestral temple is destroyed and one's family line cut off.
覆宗灭祀
荒坠厥绪,覆宗绝祀。
-----·佚名·《尚书·五子之歌》