profaning

UK
/prəˈfeɪnɪŋ/
US
/proʊˈfeɪnɪŋ/
profaningnoun
profanings
pl
Gerund functioning as a noun; refers to the act of desecration.
Translations
The profaning of the shrine outraged the villagers.
Осквернение святилища возмутило деревенских жителей.
Additional translations
Definitions
The act or process of treating something sacred with irreverence or disrespect; desecration.
The profaning of the shrine outraged the villagers.
profaninggerund / present participle
Present-participle adjective modifying a noun.
Translations
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
Definitions
Treating as profane; desecrating or irreverent in action.
They were stopped by the guards before their profaning hands could damage the relic.
profaneverb

profaning

Gerund

profaned
Past Simple
profaned
Past Participle
profaning
Gerund
UK
/prəˈfeɪn/
US
/proʊˈfeɪn/
Translations
He was accused of profaning the sacred site.
Его обвинили в осквернении священного места.
Definitions
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.
profaneadjective
Definitions
Relating to or characterized by irreverence or contempt for sacred things; not respectful of religious practice.
The comedian's profane jokes offended many in the audience who held religious beliefs.
Secular rather than religious; not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
The profane music played at the festival was enjoyed by people of all backgrounds.
Using obscene or vulgar language; characterized by coarse or blasphemous expression.
The movie was filled with profane language that many viewers found offensive.
profanenoun
Definitions
People or things regarded as non-sacred or secular, especially in contrast with what is considered sacred.
In ancient rites, the boundary between the sacred and the profane was carefully guarded.