单词	profanation
释义	profanation noun prof·​a·​na·​tion ˌprä-fə-ˈnā-shən  ˌprō- : the act or an instance of profaning Synonyms blasphemy defilement desecration impiety irreverence sacrilege See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 B.C. Recent Examples on the Web No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. John Edgar Wideman, The New Yorker, 8 July 2021 The first assault is on the Nile itself, which is turned to blood, thereby ruining both agriculture and aquaculture in one swoop, a profanation with religious consequences. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 28 Nov. 2019 His family has argued that the exhumation would amount to profanation of a burial site, and said the only alternative resting place for Franco should be inside the crypt of the Madrid cathedral, a suggestion that the government found unacceptable. Raphael Minder, New York Times, 4 June 2019 Word History First Known Use 1552, in the meaning defined above profanation noun as in sacrilege an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 b.c. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sacrilege blasphemy desecration impiety cursing violation corruption defilement irreverence insult affront contamination sin swearing pollution profanity trespass debasement Antonyms & Near Antonyms worship consecration reverence purification adoration glorification veneration sanctification See More
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