profanation
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9.4
- noun
- /ˌproʊfəˈneɪʃən/
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profanación
- Zeus, my godly husband, did you, for some reason order the profanation of my temple in Thessaly?
In homicide courage in blasphemy and profanation, a certain satanic zeal.
- In homicide courage in blasphemy and profanation, a certain satanic zeal.
Examples
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Consecration was the crucial precondition; without some assurance that the host, before its profanation, had been under close clerical supervision and had indeed been consecrated, no miracle could be said to have taken place.
Academic text (2005) -
Would such replacement be progress "beyond religion," regress into a sort of new technology-sustained religion of narcissism, or would it be simply profanation of religious traditions?
Academic text (2017) -
This profanation must be ended.
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And certainly, the attack on 11 September was a profanation.
Academic text (2002) -
If there is a risk of profanation, then Holy Communion should not be given in the hand to the faithful.
Blog text (6) -
Considering the great tumult and disgrace that occurred in Tours, this is most likely a reaction to that profanation of the ecclesia.
Academic text (2018) -
Such legends manifest a stereotyped narrative progression from profanation and miracle to recovery and veneration.
Academic text (2005) -
Pointing his finger at the jailer in Orléans, Alcuin implied that his actions had caused this terrible profanation.
Academic text (2018) -
Like that of the Huesca mosque/cathedral, the history of the Oloron cathedral embodies a Crusader topos of loss and recovery, of profanation and reconsecration.
Academic text (2005) -
The protestors condemned the profanation of the ancient temple, demanding respect for its significance.
Synonyms
48
8.4
An act that shows strong disrespect for God or for things a religion calls holy
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8.9
An action that shows violent disrespect to a holy place or object
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9.3
An action that shows disrespect to something holy
Antonyms
How Irreverent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word profanation comes from the Latin parts pro- 'before' and fanum 'temple', which gave the idea of being 'outside the temple' and therefore not sacred. So profanation means treating something sacred with disrespect.