profaner

pro·fane

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pruh-feyn, proh-]
- /prəˈfeɪn, proʊ-/
- /prəˈfeɪnə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pruh-feyn, proh-]
- /prəˈfeɪn, proʊ-/

Definitions of profaner word

adjective profaner characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious. 1
adjective profaner not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular (opposed to sacred). 1
adjective profaner unholy; heathen; pagan: profane rites. 1
adjective profaner not initiated into religious rites or mysteries, as persons. 1
adjective profaner common or vulgar. 1
verb with object profaner to misuse (anything that should be held in reverence or respect); defile; debase; employ basely or unworthily. 1

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Origin of profaner

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; (adj.) < Latin profānus literally, before (outside of) the temple; replacing Middle English prophane < Medieval Latin prophānus desecrated (see pro-1, fane); (v.) < Latin profānāre, derivative of profānus; replacing Middle English prophanen < Medieval Latin prophānāre to desecrate

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Parts of speech for Profaner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Profaner

profaner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for profaner

noun profaner

materialist — a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
disbeliever — A person who refuses to believe something or who lacks religious faith.
disbelievers — Plural form of disbeliever.
heathen — (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
misbeliever — Someone who holds an unauthorised belief; a heretic, an unbeliever.

All 5 Synonyms of profaner