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profano.

profane; unholy (desecrating a holy place or thing)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɾoˈfɐ̃.nu/Brazil/pɾuˈfɐ.nu/Portugal/pɾuˈfa.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. profane; unholy (desecrating a holy place or thing)

  2. profane; secular (not relating to religion)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from prō- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

noun/pɾoˈfɐ̃.nu/Brazil/pɾuˈfɐ.nu/Portugal/pɾuˈfa.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. one who is profane (desecrating a holy place or thing)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from prō- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

verb/pɾoˈfɐ̃.nu/Brazil/pɾuˈfɐ.nu/Portugal/pɾuˈfa.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of profanar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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