profane

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pro·fane1 /prəˈfeɪn/ adjective formal 1 SWEARshowing a lack of respect for God or holy things 渎神的，亵渎上帝的；不敬圣物的 profane language 亵渎的语言2 RELIGION#related to ordinary life, not religion or holy things 世俗的，非宗教的 SYN secular OPP sacred sacred and profane art 宗教艺术和世俗艺术

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profane• Nothing was divine any more; everything was profane.• Dear Sam, she read, shaking her head at the profane groveling, the threatening accusations...• Bates plays Kushnick with shrill, profane gusto, literally scorching the earth with her incendiary lungs.• College officials expressed concern over profane language used in the play.• Taylor was a loud, profane man.• Its not a time to be profane, Newland.• It is still an offence to use obscene, profane or indecent language in an Aberdeen street.• 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.profane2 verb [transitive] formalRUDE/IMPOLITE to treat something holy with a lack of respect 亵渎〔圣物〕→ See Verb table

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profane• The white faces of saints had grown insane and bloated, their purity profaned.• The exact manner in which the body of the Saint was profaned is unknown.• By healing the man is he keeping the Sabbath Holy or profaning it?• Sizzle and aroma do not profane the all-pervading stillness.• It profaned the very bonds of speech.Origin profane1 (1300-1400) Old French prophane, from Latin profanus, from fanum “temple”