Antonyms for profaned

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

Synonyms for profaned

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