- profanatory
- adjective Date: 1853 tending to profane ; desecrating
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
profanatory — /preuh fan euh tawr ee, tohr ee, proh /, adj. tending to desecrate; profaning. [1850 55; PROFANA T(ION) + ORY1] * * * … Universalium
profanatory — adj. serving to desecrate what is sacred, blasphemous; defiling, contaminating, making impure … English contemporary dictionary
profanatory — pro·fan·a·tory … English syllables
profanatory — /prəˈfænətri/ (say pruh fanuhtree) adjective tending to desecrate; profaning …
profanatory — adjective profaning or tending to desecrate • Similar to: ↑profane, ↑secular … Useful english dictionary
profaner — See profanatory. * * * … Universalium
profanely — See profanatory. * * * … Universalium
apostate — Synonyms and related words: Sabbath breaker, atheist, atheistic, backslider, backsliding, blasphemer, blasphemous, bolter, collaborationist, collaborative, collaborator, convert, defector, degenerate, demurrer, deserter, disloyal, dissenter,… … Moby Thesaurus
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