2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profanation \Prof`a*na"tion\, n. [L. profanatio: cf F.
profanation. See {Profane}, v. t.]
1. The act of violating sacred things or of treating them
with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar
treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as the
profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a
sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God.
2. The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with
undue publicity, or lack of delicacy.
'T were profanation of our joys To tell the laity
our love. --Donne.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
profanation
n : blasphemous behavior [syn: {desecration}, {blasphemy}, {sacrilege}]
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