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PROFANER

Definition: PROFANER

PROFANER

Noun

1. One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "PROFANER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1633. (references)


Crosswords: PROFANER

English words defined with "PROFANER": Desecrater. (references)
Non-English Usage: "PROFANER" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (defile, desecrate, pollute, profane).

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Commercial Usage: PROFANER

DomainTitle

Books

  • Rodenegg und Schmalkalden : Untersuchungen zur Illustration einer ritterlich-hèofischen Erzèahlung und zur Entstehung profaner Epenillustration in den ersten Jahrzehnten des 13. Jahrhunderts (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PROFANER

Language Translations for "PROFANER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

осквернител (violator). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βεβηλωτήσ. (various references)

   

Italian

  

profanatore. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ofanerpray

   

Spanish

  

profanador (profanatory). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

halogwr (defiler, polluter). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: PROFANER

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

violatores. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: PROFANER

Derivations

Words beginning with "PROFANER": profaners. (additional references)


Misspellings

"PROFANER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Oromaner, profance, Profanter, Profintern, protandry. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "PROFANER"

Words rhyming with "PROFANER" (pronounced 'Pro*fan"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PROFANER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-n-o-p-r-r"

-1 letter: foreran, profane.

-2 letters: perron.

-3 letters: afore, apron, arpen, farer, frena, frore, opera, paeon, pareo, parer, prone, raper, repro, reran, roper.

-4 letters: aeon, aero, aper, earn, fane, fano, fare, faro, fear, fern, fora, fore, frae, frap, froe, nape, neap, near, nope, open, orra, pane, pare, parr, pean, pear, peon, pone, pore, porn, prao, proa, prof.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-f-n-o-p-r-r"
 

+1 letter: profaners.

 

+2 letters: prefrontal.

 

+3 letters: perforating, perforation, performance, prefrontals.

 

+4 letters: craftsperson, draftsperson, perforations, performances, preformation, proofreading.

 

+5 letters: craftspersons, draftspersons, prefiguration, preformations, preformatting, proliferating, proliferation, unperformable, waterproofing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Translations: Modern
5. Translations: Ancient
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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