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单词 unprofane
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unprofaneadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈfeɪn/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈfeɪn/, /ˌənˌproʊˈfeɪn/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and profane adj. and n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, profane adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + profane adj.
Not profane.
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society > faith > worship > sacrilege > [adjective] > committing sacrilege or sacrilegious > not
unprofane1576
1576 A. Fleming tr. Thales in Panoplie Epist. 196 Passing..through Ægypt, there to conferre with the unprophane priestes, and learned Astronomers.
1646 J. Mayne Serm. Unity 58 How seemingly holy,..how unprofane soever his Behaviour be.
1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. Pref. p. xxv Unprofane, or good Books..may be seen lying on every Bawd's and Strumpet's Toilet.
1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times I. 160 The guild of merchants..could not..find out any unprofane emblem, except a shamrock of huge dimensions!
1900 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 861/1 An unprofane Carlyle would have been no Carlyle at all.
2006 T. Dalzell & T. Victor New Partridge Dict. Slang I. 892/2 Good gravy! Used as an utterly unprofane exclamation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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