profane
Example Sentences
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The artist initially intended to create five matching versions of his toilet, which he titled “America” as a way to question which spaces in a museum get deemed sacred versus profane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
In 1431, the ecumenical Council of Basel ordered the deans and rectors of churches to expel "frivolities" and "profane abuses" from holy buildings, but implicitly allowed them to take place in the squares outside.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
I’m trying to explain the difference between sacred and profane time to my class on world religions, and baseball exemplifies the sacred variety.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
In one instance, the judge wrote that aides to Jill Biden, the first lady, repeatedly cajoled Twitter executives to remove a video that was edited to make her seem profane toward a group of children.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023
He strung ordinary sentences together and they came out sounding either like the most profane curses or like comical poetry.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
