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The people could hardly expect to resist the invaders, for their warrior king, Loku, had profaned the word of the god, and, in the form of a lizard, was fulfilling his punishment.

From Philippine Folklore Stories by Miller, John Maurice

But how he had profaned the sunlit glories of the great open West and its virile drama!

From Merton of the Movies by Wilson, Harry Leon

It was there, it had never been absent; and she had profaned it by listening to the temptations of Brooke Dalton, and by telling him that her heart was free.

From Name and Fame A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

But neither Matte nor Maie could sleep a wink; the one thought of how he had profaned Sunday, and the other of Ahti's cow.

From The Lilac Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

To make an easy answer to her inconvenient question he had profaned his conviction that the life of the body was decorous and honourable.

From The Judge by West, Rebecca