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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin profanātiō. Doublet of profanować and profanum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔ.faˈna.t͡sja/
- Rhymes: -at͡sja
- Syllabification: pro‧fa‧na‧cja
Noun
profanacja f
- (religion) blasphemy, desecration, profanation, sacrilege (desecration, profanation, misuse, or violation of a sacred place or object)
- Synonyms: blasfemia, bluźnierstwo, świętokradztwo
- (by extension) blasphemy, desecration, profanation, sacrilege (desecration, profanation, misuse, or violation of values that are considered sacred)
- Synonyms: blasfemia, bluźnierstwo, świętokradztwo
Declension
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Further reading
- profanacja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- profanacja in Polish dictionaries at PWN