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From from profanus, properly, before the temple, i.e., without the temple, unholy; pro- before + fanum temple; via .

1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place.
2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.

• secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed; unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked; godless; impious

  Translations

• Finnish: maallinen, profaani

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Transitive verb

1. To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

   Translations

French

• IPA: /pʁɔ.fan/
• SAMPA: /pRO.fan/

Pronuncia

Etimologia
From from profanus, properly, before the temple, i.e., without the temple, unholy; pro- before + fanum temple; via .

Sostantivo
caos m inv

1. (filosofia) la materia informe , antecedente al cosmo
2. (matematica), (fisica)Definizione mancante
3. (senso figurato) stato di confusione o disordine estremo
4. (per estensione) "mancanza" o comparsa inaspettate che "creano" "scompiglio" o stupore
5. (senso figurato) (per estensione) "imperfezione"

Sillabazione
cà | os

Pronuncia
IPA: /'kaos/

Etimologia
dal latino chaos che deriva dal greco χάος, da χαίνω cioè "essere aperto, spalancato"

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• distruggere
• (per estensione) agitazione

disordine (s.m. inv.), confusione (s.m. inv.), trambusto (s.m. inv.), disorganizzazione (s.m. inv.), mescolanza (s.m. inv.), scompiglio (s.m. inv.), tumulto (s.m. inv.), baraonda (s.m. inv.), parapiglia (s.m. inv.), subbuglio (s.m. inv.), tramestio (s.m. inv.), arruffio (s.m. inv.)...

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