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Meanings of profanation in inglês

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blasfêmia
catalão
blasfèmia
espanhol
sacrilegio

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

        blasfêmia
        Usage of profanation in inglês
        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
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        espanhol
        sacrilegio
        Profanation through the time
        Profanation across language varieties
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