pro?fane
pro?fane [prō f?yn, prə f?yn]
adj
1. irreverent: showing disrespect for God, any deity, or religion (formal)
2. secular: not connected with or used for religious matters
3. uninitiated: not initiated into sacred or secret rites
vt (past pro?faned, past participle pro?faned, present participle pro?fan?ing, 3rd person present singular pro?fanes)
treat something irreverently: to treat something sacred with disrespect
[14th century. Via Old French prophane from Latin profanus , literally ?outside the temple,? hence ?not sacred,? from fanum ?temple? (source of English fanatic).]
-prof?a?na?tion [pr?ffə n?ysh?n], n
-pro?fan?a?to?ry [prō f?nnə t?wree, prə f?nnə t?wree], adj
-pro?fane?ly [prō f?ynlee, prə f?ynlee], adv
-pro?fane?ness [prō f?yn nəss], n
-pro?fan?er [prō f?ynər], n
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