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profane/prəˈfein/ adj. & v.●adj. 1 not belonging to what is sacred or biblical; secular 非宗教的;不圣洁的;世俗的 2a irreverent, blasphemous 不虔诚的;亵渎的 b (of language) blasphemous or obscene (语言)亵渎的;诲淫的 3 (of a rite etc.) heathen (仪式等)异教的 4 not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge 不谙宗教仪式的;无奥秘知识的 ●v. tr. 1 treat (a sacred thing) with irreverence or disregard 亵渎;冒犯(圣物) 2 violate or sully (what is entitled to respect) 污损;玷污(可敬之物) □ profanation /prɒfəˈneiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ profanely adv.□ profaneness n.□ profaner n.[Middle English prophane via Old French prophane or medieval Latin prophanus from Latin profanus ‘before (i.e. outside) the temple, not sacred’ (as PRO-1, fanum ‘temple’)] |