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| 单词 | profane |
| 释义 | profane adj. & v. --adj   1. not belonging to what is sacred or biblical; secular.   2. irreverent, blasphemous.   3. (of a rite etc.) heathen.   4. not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge. --vtr.   1. treat (a sacred thing) with irreverence or disregard.   2. violate or pollute (what is entitled to respect). Derivatives profanation n. profanely adv. profaneness n. profaner n. Etymology: ME prophane f. OF prophane or med.L prophanus f. L profanus before (i.e. outside) the temple, not sacred (as PRO-(1), fanum temple) |
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