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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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
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
Do you remember what sacred ties that man has broken? what memories he has profaned? what years of faithful love he has cast from him?
From The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins
No gossip or worldly talk has profaned the sacred day.
From Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er by Elizabeth Arnold Hitchcock
