Italian

Adjective

profano m ‎(feminine singular profana, masculine plural profani, feminine plural profane)

1. profane
2. ignorant, unskilled

Noun

profano m ‎(plural profani)

1. the profane
2. (feminine profana) layman

Antonyms

• sacro

Derived terms

• profanare

Verb

profano

1. first-person singular present of profanare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈfaː.noː/, [prɔˈfaː.noː]

Verb

profānō ‎(present infinitive profānāre, perfect active profānāvī, supine profānātum); first conjugation

1. I desecrate or profane
2. I violate or pollute

Inflection

Adjective

profānō

1. dative masculine singular of profānus
2. dative neuter singular of profānus
3. ablative masculine singular of profānus
4. ablative neuter singular of profānus

References

• profano in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• profano in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “profano”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ˈfɐ.nu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ˈfɐ.no/
• Hyphenation: pro‧fa‧no

Adjective

profano m ‎(feminine singular profana, masculine plural profanos, feminine plural profanas, comparable)

1. profane; unholy (desecrating a holy place or thing)
2. profane; secular (not relating to religion)

Synonyms

• (unholy): blasfemador, blasfemo, herege, herético, ímpio
• (secular): laico, leigo, mundano, secular, temporal

Antonyms

• (unholy): sacro, sagrado, santo
• (secular): eclesiástico, religioso

Noun

profano m (plural profanos, feminine profana, feminine plural profanas)

1. one who is profane (desecrating a holy place or thing)

Synonyms

• profanador

Related terms

Spanish

Verb

profano

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of profanar.