profanation
profanation · profanations
The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilementThe act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
/pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
Origin
From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, fromFrom Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō. By surface analysis, profane + -ation.
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Forms
plural: profanations| Singular | profanation |
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regular
Synonyms
15 synonymscorruptionB2pollutionA1blasphemysacrilegeperversionabasementadulterationdebasementdebauchmentdefilementdepravationdepravementimpurificationdesecration
Close in meaning
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character:desecrationblasphemysacrilege
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprofane
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable