Used in a Sentence

profaned

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for profaned.

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All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned...

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Quick take

Treated with irreverence or without due respect.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of profaned gathered in one view.

adjective

Treated with irreverence or without due respect.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for profaned.

adjective

Treated with irreverence or without due respect.

Example sentences

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All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned...

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And the reclusive lord of the Profaned Platform, Eugen Rochko...

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I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things, so that all our thoughts shall be tinged with triviality.

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To quote someone about this: >>All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life.

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All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind!

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All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.

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All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real condition of life and his relations with his kind.

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> To quote someone about this: >>All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life.

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Bourgeois fanatics for order are shot down on their balconies by mobs of drunken soldiers, their domestic sanctuaries profaned, their houses bombarded for amusement – in the name of property, of the family, of religion, and of order.

Quote examples

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Ezekiel 22:8,31 ESV "You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths...

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- it's a good free verse poem, actually, what with the "All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned" line, among others.

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I think that the Communist Manifest is an excellent piece of poetry - "All that is solid melts into air, all that is sacred is profaned, and man is at last compelled" etc - that unfortunately got over a hundred million people killed, and many times that number fubar'd...

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use profaned in a sentence?

All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned...

What does profaned mean?

Treated with irreverence or without due respect.

What part of speech is profaned?

profaned is commonly used as adjective.