Profanation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌprɒfəˈneɪʃən|  American pronunciation of the word profanation
Brit.  |ˌprɒfəˈneɪʃən|  British pronunciation of the word profanation

noun

- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character (syn: blasphemy, desecration, sacrilege)
- degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening

Extra examples

...the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 b.c....

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