单词	profane
释义	profane1 adjectiveprofane2 verb profanepro‧fane1 /prəˈfeɪn/ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINprofane1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French prophane, from Latin profanus, from fanum ‘temple’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES College officials expressed concern over profane language used in the play. Taylor was a loud, profane man. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bates plays Kushnick with shrill, profane gusto, literally scorching the earth with her incendiary lungs. Dear Sam, she read, shaking her head at the profane groveling, the threatening accusations... It is still an offence to use obscene, profane or indecent language in an Aberdeen street. Its not a time to be profane, Newland. Nothing was divine any more; everything was profane. Part of this culture was a certain distinction between what made up the sacred and what made up the profane spheres. Throughout his career, the profane would compete with the sacred when Alvin contemplated themes for ballets. 1showing a lack of respect for God or holy things:  profane language2related to ordinary life, not religion or holy things SYN  secular OPP  sacred:  sacred and profane art profane1 adjectiveprofane2 verb profaneprofane2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE profane Simple Form Present I, you, we, they profane he, she, it profanes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they profaned Present perfect I, you, we, they have profaned he, she, it has profaned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had profaned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will profane Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have profaned Continuous Form Present I am profaning he, she, it is profaning you, we, they are profaning Past I, he, she, it was profaning you, we, they were profaning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been profaning he, she, it has been profaning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been profaning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be profaning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been profaning Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS By healing the man is he keeping the Sabbath Holy or profaning it? It profaned the very bonds of speech. Sizzle and aroma do not profane the all-pervading stillness. The exact manner in which the body of the Saint was profaned is unknown. The white faces of saints had grown insane and bloated, their purity profaned. formal to treat something holy with a lack of respect
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