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profaneness是什么意思

  • n.渎神;污秽

profaneness词根

词根:profane

adj.

profane 亵渎的;世俗的;异教的

adv.

profanely 污秽地;凡俗地;渎神地

n.

profanation 亵渎,亵渎神圣

vt.

profane 亵渎;玷污

profaneness英英释义

verb

transitive verb

to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate

to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use

adjective

not concerned with religion or religious purposes : secular

not holy because unconsecrated, impure, or defiled : unsanctified

serving to debase or defile what is holy : irreverent

obscene, vulgar

not being among the initiated

not possessing esoteric or expert knowledge

profaneness词源英文解释

Verb Middle English prophanen, from Anglo-French prophaner, from Latin profanare, from profanus Adjective Middle English prophane, from Middle French, from Latin profanus, from pro- before + fanum temple — more at pro-, feast

The first known use of profane was in the 14th century

profaneness儿童词典英英释义

profanitynoun

the quality or state of being profane

profane language

profane1 of 2verb

to treat (something sacred) with great disrespect

to put to a wrong or vulgar use : debase

profane2 of 2adjective

not concerned with religion or religious purposes : secular, worldly

showing no respect for holy things

profane language

profaneness 例句

1 "Hold your profaneness!" exclaimed Robin, with a solemnity so opposed to his actual character as to be absolutely ludicrous: "Springall, thou hast had too much already; let us depart in peace."

2 Then a congregation that walks in error or heresy, or passion, or profaneness, all which are contrary to judgment; and that walks in divisions, schisms, contentions, &c., which are contrary to peace, loseth her authority.

3 In an age notorious for laxity and profaneness, it was only too obvious that great professions of tolerance were in very many cases only the fair-sounding disguise of flippant scepticism or shallow indifference.

4 Mr. Binning considering the great confusions and lamentable divisions that prevailed in the church in his day, and the abounding immorality and profaneness of the age, was deeply weighed therewith.

5 If I so muttered the liturgy, as to disguise its language, why did you join in so glaring a profaneness, for nearly seven years?

6 profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies

7 The "Cavalier interest," which was but "the badge and character of countenancing profaneness, disorder, and wickedness in all places," was crushed and powerless.

8 A short view of the immorality, and profaneness of the English stage.

9 We hope we shall hear no more cursing or profaneness from your mouths....

10 The profaneness of the titles mentioned above must at once be evident to every reverent, considerate mind.

11 These plans were readily and cheerfully adopted by the boys, and in a short time, the vice of profaneness was, in a great degree, banished from the school.

12 Impiety, profaneness, and blasphemy would be as suitable as reverence; parricide would justify itself by the right of the strongest.

13 it was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties

14 People have entirely left off the sin of profaneness; and, as to intemperance, there is very little of that.'

15 The mediæval mind was oppressed by a sense of the foreignness and profaneness of Nature.

16 Their high-sounding titles have already been adverted to as involving the sin of profaneness; but they serve equally well to illustrate the pretentious character of the associations which employ them.

17 But I hope I am guilty of no profaneness or infidelity when I express a doubt if every picture of the Blessed Virgin is sentient; most are; perhaps not every one.

18 Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly.

19 Was it surprising that the president of Yale accused Maine frontiersmen of “prodigality, thoughtlessness of future wants, profaneness, irreligion, immoderate drinking, and other ruinous habits?”

20 The domestic arrangements of such a woman as filled the capacious mind of the poet resemble, if I may say it without profaneness, those of Providence, whose under-agent she is.

profaneness 同义词

1 玷污神圣

profanatory

2 非宗教

secular unreligious

4 亵渎神明

impiously

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