Profane language

  • 1profane language — index profanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2profane language — See profanity …

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  • 3profane — [[t]prəfe͟ɪn, AM proʊ [/t]] profanes, profaning, profaned 1) ADJ GRADED Profane behaviour shows disrespect for a religion or religious things. [FORMAL] ...profane language. 2) ADJ Something that is profane is concerned with everyday life rather… …

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  • 4profane — pro|fane1 [prəˈfeın] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: prophane, from Latin profanus, from fanum temple ] 1.) showing a lack of respect for God or holy things ▪ profane language 2.) related to ordinary life, not religion or holy… …

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  • 5profane — 1. adjective 1) subjects both sacred and profane Syn: secular, lay, nonreligious, temporal; formal laic Ant: religious, sacred 2) a profane man Syn: irreverent, irreligious …

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  • 6Profane — Pro*fane , a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st {Fane}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating …

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  • 7profane — ► ADJECTIVE 1) secular rather than religious. 2) not respectful of religious practice. 3) (of language) blasphemous or obscene. ► VERB ▪ treat with irreverence. DERIVATIVES profanation noun. O …

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  • 8Profane Existence — The Profane Existence Collective (referred to occasionally as P.E. ) is a Minneapolis basedcite news |first= Tony|last= Kennedy |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= Food Co Ops Thrive, but Stray From Traditionalist Roots |url= |format= |work …

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  • 9Language of the New Testament — The mainstream consensus is that the New Testament was written in a form of Koine Greek,[1][2] which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean[3][4][5][6] from the Conquests of Alexander th …

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  • 10profane — [prə feɪn] adjective 1》 secular rather than religious.     ↘not initiated into religious rites. 2》 not respectful of religious practice.     ↘(of language) blasphemous or obscene. verb treat with irreverence. Derivatives profanation noun… …

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