profane

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

Translation

adj. respektlös, hädisk, sekulär
vt. visa brist på respekt, häda, vanhelga
Word Forms
Third Person Singularprofanes
Past Participleprofaned
Present Participleprofaning
Past Tenseprofaned

Phrases & Collocations

profane language

profaniska uttryck

profane behavior

obetagligt beteende

profane act

obetaglig handling

Example Sentences

profane the name of God.

häda Guds namn.

he was an agnostic, a profane man.

han var en agnostiker, en profan man.

it was a serious matter to profane a tomb.

det var ett allvarligt brott att häda en grav.

sacred and profane music.

heligt och profant musik.

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

Att röka i en kyrka eller moské vore en hädelse.

a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb.

en profan person kan frestas att vanhelga graven.

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

För att det inte skulle finnas någon otrogen eller profan person, som Esau, som sålde sin arvdel för en tugga mat.

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