profanation

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profanation

/pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ UK

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From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō. By surface analysis, profane + -ation.

noun profanations

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[…].
Similar: blasphemy, sacrilege, perversion, abasement, adulteration, corruption, debasement, debauchment, defilement, depravation, depravement, impurification

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@misc{profanation_2026,
  title = {profanation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/profanation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}