Etymology

profanation

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Today it means: The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement. Full definition →

Middle French prophanation ← Late Latin profanatio ← Latin profānō
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  1. Latin · derived fromprofānō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromprofanatio
  3. Middle French · derived fromprophanation
  4. English todayprofanation

From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō. By surface analysis, profane + -ation.

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