profanation
/pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
profanation noun: the act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
Noun
profanation (countable and uncountable, plural profanations)
- The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
- those which mocke and condemne it, intend neverthelesse to wrong this noble vertue; but onely to condemne the abuse and profanation of so sacred a title[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 37, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- […] but there is a time and a season for all things, and we look upon such attempts as that before us, with a certain portion of respect for a good intention, but as a lamentable want of judgment and good taste, not to speak of a familiarity with the phraseology of Scripture, little short of...1826-06, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 528
- Synonyms:
- blasphemy, sacrilege, perversion, abasement, adulteration, corruption, debasement, debauchment, defilement, depravation
profanation meaning in Tamil
profanation in Tamil
- பங்கம்
Synonyms of profanation
- blasphemy
- sacrilege
- perversion
- abasement
- adulteration
- corruption
- debasement
- debauchment
- defilement
- depravation
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Forms of profanation
| plural | profanations |
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Origin of profanation
From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō. By surface analysis, profane + -ation.
Questions about profanation
- What does profanation mean?
- Profanation means the act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
- What is profanation in Tamil?
- Profanation in Tamil is பங்கம். See Profanation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is profanation?
- Profanation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce profanation?
- Profanation is pronounced /pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of profanation?
- The plural of profanation is profanations.
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