| NOUN | act | profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege | blasphemous behavior |
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| act | profanation | degradation of something worthy of respect |
| Sounds | prao.fahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character. | |
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| Synonyms | desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege | |
| Broader | irreverence, violation | A disrespectful act |
| Spanish | blasfemia, profanación, profanamiento, sacrilegio | |
| Catalan | blasfèmia, profanació, sacrilegi | |
| Verbs | profane | violate the sacred character of a place or language |
| Meaning | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening. | |
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| Broader | degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| Verbs | profane | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
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