profane
adjective
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
has profaned
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present perfectof profane (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At the moment when he takes the crown into his hand, and before he has profaned it by its resting on his brow, Hungary shall be free.”
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
Who has profaned the sacred name of friend, And worn it into vileness!
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Sir Walter Scott
It will not be accepted; 19:8 but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Leviticus by Anonymous
She who willingly lifts up the veil of her married life has profaned it from a sanctuary into a vulgar place.
From Romola by George Eliot
It has profaned things so, dragged them out into the streets, cheapened them.
From Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther by Elizabeth von Arnim
