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profaning

UK
/prəˈfeɪnɪŋ/
US
/proʊˈfeɪnɪŋ/

Translations

profaningnoun
profanings
pl
Gerund functioning as a noun; refers to the act of desecration.
The profaning of the shrine outraged the villagers.
La profanation du sanctuaire a scandalisé les villageois.
profaninggerund / present participle
Present-participle adjective modifying a noun.
They were stopped by the guards before their profaning hands could damage the relic.
Ils ont été arrêtés par les gardes avant que leurs mains profanatrices ne puissent endommager la relique.
profaneverb

profaning

Gerund

profaned
Past Simple
profaned
Past Participle
profaning
Gerund
UK
/prəˈfeɪn/
US
/proʊˈfeɪn/
profanerSens religieux et figuré.
He was accused of profaning the church by vandalizing its walls.
Il a été accusé d'avoir profané l'église en vandalisant ses murs.
Synonyms
blaspheme
curse
swear
desecrate
violate

Definitions

profaningnoun
The act or process of treating something sacred with irreverence or disrespect; desecration.
The profaning of the shrine outraged the villagers.
profaninggerund / present participle
Treating as profane; desecrating or irreverent in action.
They were stopped by the guards before their profaning hands could damage the relic.
profaneverb
To treat something sacred with disrespect or irreverence.
He was accused of profaning the church by vandalizing its walls.
To misuse or debase something by employing it in an unworthy or vulgar way.
Careless edits can profane the poet’s original vision.
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