Term Gallery logo

Meanings of profanation in English

Portuguese
blasfêmia
Catalan
blasfèmia
Spanish
sacrilegio

Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.

        blasfêmia
        Synonyms
        Examples for "blasphemy"
        Examples for "blasphemy"
        1
        He said the government was not taking the issue of blasphemy seriously.
        The Guardian
        2
        Aunt Prue gasped; that was blasphemy as far as she was concerned.
        Beautiful creatures
        3
        Sir, -Thirty-fiveper cent voted No in the recent blasphemy referendum.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Several Muslim leaders called for international action to outlaw acts of blasphemy.
        Reuters
        5
        If you wanted to define blasphemy, you couldn't get a better example.
        The Irish Times
        1
        To invade this world is not bad breeding; it is social sacrilege.
        A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
        2
        Mr. Stockton regarded the proposed act in the light of a sacrilege.
        The Captain's Toll-Gate
        3
        He is wanted for multiple cases of sacrilege and housebreakings in Manchester.
        Jamaica Observer
        4
        That was the law concerning sacrilege against the trees of the gods.
        Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
        5
        But I was in a hurry to leave the scene of sacrilege.
        Put Yourself in His Place
        1
        But with this last desecration the Storm seemed satisfied; its fury abated.
        The Heart of Arethusa
        2
        Erlendur surveyed the area, silently rueing the disruption, the damage, the desecration.
        Tainted blood
        3
        The attacks were triggered by reports of the desecration of the Koran.
        Reuters
        4
        No other civilised nation would allow such desecration of its loveliest estuary.
        The Guardian
        5
        The odor of the best Virginia would seem to me a desecration.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
        Usage of profanation in English
        1
        We start back in horror, as if in the act of profanation.
        Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
        2
        This manner of profanation is also described by the Lord in Matthew:
        Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
        3
        The gentle eye of Mrs. Bullfrog scarcely rebuked me for the profanation.
        Mosses from an Old Manse, and Other Stories
        4
        God preserve me from tempting you with ambition; that would be profanation.
        At Home And Abroad; Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europ...
        5
        That is, indeed, the greatest profanation and dishonor of the divine name.
        Martin Luther's Large Catechism, translated by Bente and Dau
        6
        The noise of your footstep seems like a profanation of holy ground.
        Some Winter Days in Iowa
        7
        There are men whose looks are a profanation to any good woman.
        Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
        8
        Weighed in this scale, what a profanation is this man guilty of!
        Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2
        9
        If that is not profanation, I should like to know what is!'
        A Selection from the Writings of Guy De Maupassant, Vol. I
        10
        Oh, I don't care about the profanation; but what will Teddy think?
        How He Lied to Her Husband
        11
        Don't use that word 'wife,' it is profanation; I can't bear it!
        The Unclassed
        12
        The entertainment of the proposition of depravity is the last profligacy and profanation.
        Essays — Second Series
        13
        The upholding of it before the mob of Marseilles had been a profanation.
        The Mountebank
        14
        You are a profanation of the uniform of the United States.
        Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis / Two Plebe Midshipmen at ...
        15
        The gravest charge against you is the profanation of holy places.
        Debts of Honor
        16
        Such conduct was a profanation to the memory of Isaac and Eliza Travers.
        The Turtles of Tasman
        About this term
        More collocations
        Translations for profanation
        Spanish
        sacrilegio
        Profanation through the time
        Profanation across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common