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profaned

UK
/prəˈfeɪnd/
US
/proʊˈfeɪnd/

Translations

profanedpast participle
UK
/prəˈfeɪnd/
US
/proʊˈfeɪnd/
Derived from the past participle of the verb "profane"; used attributively to describe something whose sacredness has been violated.
The profaned temple was a sad sight for the community.
Осквернённый храм был печальным зрелищем для общины.
Additional translations
обесчещенный
Synonyms
desecrated
blasphemed
sacrilegious
irreverent
unholy
profaneverb

profaned

Past Simple

profaned
Past Simple
profaned
Past Participle
profaning
Gerund
UK
/prəˈfeɪn/
US
/proʊˈfeɪn/
He was accused of profaning the sacred site.
Его обвинили в осквернении священного места.
Additional translations
осквернить
богохульствовать
нарушать
похулить
Synonyms
desecrate
curse
swear
violate
blaspheme

Definitions

profanedpast participle
Treated with irreverence or disrespect, especially something sacred.
The once sacred site was now a profaned ground, littered with trash and graffiti.
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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