profanation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō. By surface analysis, profane + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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 profanation.
1826-06, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 528
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| profanations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
profanation · blasphemy · impurification · abasement · pollution · blasphemy · perversion · perversion · sacrilege · depravation · desecration · corruption · adulteration · sacrilege · debasement · depravement · debauchment · profanation · defilement