profane

[US]/prəˈfeɪn/
[UK]/prəˈfeɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. urespektfuld, kættersk, verdslig
vt. vise manglende respekt, blasfemer, vanhellige
Word Forms
Third Person Singularprofanes
Past Participleprofaned
Present Participleprofaning
Past Tenseprofaned

Phrases & Collocations

profane language

gudsbespottende sprog

profane behavior

stødende opførsel

profane act

stødende handling

Example Sentences

profane the name of God.

at vanhellige Guds navn.

he was an agnostic, a profane man.

han var en agnostiker, en ugudelig mand.

it was a serious matter to profane a tomb.

det var et alvorligt spørgsmål at vanhellige en grav.

sacred and profane music.

hellig og verdslig musik.

To smoke in a church or mosque would be a profane act.

At ryge i en kirke eller moske ville være en blasfemisk handling.

a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb.

en vanhellig person kunne blive fristet til at overtræde graven.

Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

For at der ikke skulle være nogen utugter eller profane person, som Esau, der for en bid mad solgte sin førstefødselsret.

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