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profanation

[ prof-uh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌprɒf əˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of profaning; desecration; defilement; debasement.

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Origin of profanation

1545–55; <Late Latin profānātiōn- (stem of profānātiō) desecration, equivalent to Latin profānāt(us) (past participle of profānāre to profane) + -iōn--ion; replacing prophanation<Middle French <Medieval Latin prophānātiō, for Late Latin profānātiō, as above

Words nearby profanation

proestrogen, proestrus, pro-European, prof, profamily, profanation, profanatory, profane, profanity, profascist, profeminist
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Words related to profanation

desecration, curse, mockery, blasphemy, profanity, impiety, profaneness, crime, violation, heresy, offense, sin

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