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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.
Осквернение святилища возмутило деревенских жителей.
Additional translations
профанация
profaninggerund / present participle
Present-participle adjective modifying a noun.
They were stopped by the guards before their profaning hands could damage the relic.
Стража остановила их, прежде чем их оскверняющие руки могли повредить реликвию.
Additional translations
профанирующий
profaneverb

profaning

Gerund

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
похулить
нарушать
осквернить
богохульствовать
Synonyms
curse
violate
desecrate
swear
blaspheme

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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