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Grammar : Verb
Spell : pruh-feyn, proh-
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈfeɪn, proʊ-



Definition of profaned

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French profaner, prophaner (13c.) and directly from Latin profanare "to desecrate, render unholy, violate," from profanus "unholy, not consecrated" (see profane (adj.)). Related: Profaned; profaning.
  • verb defile, desecrate
Example sentences :
  • The word has too often been profaned, and the sentiment too often a make-believe.
  • Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • Her argument is not the sentimental one so often profaned in our midst.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various
  • It profaned his holy of holies, and left it bare to sacrilege.
  • Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
  • You profaned the church, that Bulgarian church where I took my first communion.
  • Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
  • Slaves and free do not intermarry, lest marriage be profaned.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • She glared at him with tragic eyes—he might have profaned an altar.
  • Extract from : « The Marriages » by Henry James
  • Shall even the sanctuary be profaned by this polluting intruder?
  • Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
  • And, to her, the Hill of the Muses was like some holy place that had been profaned.
  • Extract from : « Master of the Vineyard » by Myrtle Reed
  • The daughter of a priest who profaned herself was to be burnt to death.
  • Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various
  • Discord had stolen upon their councils and blood had profaned their shrine.
  • Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend

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