profane
adjective
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
profanes
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present tense formof profane (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It reads: “He that violates his oath profanes the divinity of faith itself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
It profanes and pulverizes any claim she might have on representing the interests of mothers and children.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 1, 2018
It is just not true that all today's modern art despises or profanes the past.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2013
The climax comes when Charlie puts the house up for sale, profanes their devotions, and triumphantly vilifies mother.
From Time Magazine Archive
From Dalhousie, on the one hand, and from Chumba on the other, a light-hearted crowd of revellers profanes the quiet of earth and sky.
From The Great Amulet by Maud Diver
