different between profanation vs promanation

English

Etymology

From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin prof?n?re.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??f??ne??(?)n/

Noun

profanation (countable and uncountable, plural profanations)

1. The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
   • 1826-06, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 528:

     […] but there is a time and a season for all things, and we look upon such attempts as that before us, with a certain portion of respect for a good intention, but as a lamentable want of judgment and good taste, not to speak of a familiarity with the phraseology of Scripture, little short of profanation.

Related terms

• profane

Translations

French

Etymology

profaner +? -ation

Pronunciation

Noun

profanation f (plural profanations)

1. profanation

English

Etymology

From pro- + Latin manatio (“a flowing”), from manare (“to flow”).

Noun

promanation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The act of flowing forth; emanation.