Profaning: meaning, definitions and examples

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profaning

 

[ prษ™หˆfeษชnษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

religious disrespect

Profaning refers to the act of treating something sacred with disrespect or irreverence. This can involve using sacred words or symbols in a trivial or disrespectful manner. It often relates to religious contexts where sanctified objects, spaces, or practices are involved. Profaning can also encompass broader definitions of desecrating anything deemed precious or respected.

Synonyms

blaspheme, desecrate, insult, violate.

Examples of usage

  • The vandal was accused of profaning the church.
  • They were charged with profaning a historic monument.
  • His jokes profaned the solemnity of the ceremony.
  • She felt that the movie profaned the memory of the tragedy.

Translations

Translations of the word "profaning" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น profanando

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคชเคฎเคพเคจเคฟเคค เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Entweihung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mencemarkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั€ะพั„ะฐะฝะฐั†ั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ profanacja

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ†’ๆถœใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท profane

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ profanar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kutsallฤฑฤŸฤฑ bozmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ชจ๋…ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฏู†ูŠุณ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ profanace

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ profanรกcia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไบตๆธŽ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ profanacija

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vanhelga

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐัะธะตั‚ั‚ั–ะปั–ะบั‚ั– ะฑาฑะทัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒฃแƒ แƒแƒชแƒฎแƒงแƒแƒคแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™hqir etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ profanar

Etymology

The word 'profaning' originates from the Latin 'profanus', which means 'outside the temple'. 'Pro-' means 'before' or 'in front of', and 'fanus' means 'temple' or 'shrine'. In classical usage, it referred to anything that was not sacred, or was considered despicable in the context of religious observance. Over time, the term evolved in English to encompass a broader range of disrespect towards anything considered sacred, not just in religious terms but also towards cultural or personal values. Its usage in contemporary language reflects a concern for maintaining respect towards what individuals or societies hold dear, and it illustrates the tension between freedom of expression and cultural sensitivity.