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adjective | verb profaneprofane1 /proʊˈfeɪn, prə-/ adjective ETYMOLOGYprofane1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French prophane, from Latin profanus, from fanum temple 1showing a lack of respect for God or for holy things: profane language a loud profane man2formal relating to ordinary life rather than religious or holy things SYN secular OPP sacred: sacred and profane art—profanely adverb adjective | verb profaneprofane2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEprofane |
Present | I, you, we, they | profane | | he, she, it | profanes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | profaned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have profaned | | he, she, it | has profaned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had profaned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will profane | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have profaned |
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Present | I | am profaning | | he, she, it | is profaning | | you, we, they | are profaning | Past | I, he, she, it | was profaning | | you, we, they | were profaning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been profaning | | he, she, it | has been profaning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been profaning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be profaning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been profaning |
formal to treat something holy in a way that is not respectful—profanation /ˌprɑfəˈneɪʃən, ˌproʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] |