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profane

[pruh-feyn, proh-] / prəˈfeɪn, proʊ- /




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For those who feel that the contemporary-art world is awash in the profane, Mr. Cowan’s work offers a taste of the sacred.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

On a never-ending feed we watch the cute and profane, sleepwalking toward an emotional state beyond shock as entertainment: the banality of passive consumption.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

The Church saw vinum clarum as a profane wine, and its consumption was not imbued with Christian symbolism, nor attached to any table ceremony.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

The late, great Olivia de Havilland famously sued, at age 100, Ryan Murphy for his profane and gossipy depiction of her in “Feud: Bette and Joan.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024

“Why do you think I used it? I am not profane by accident. Aron, your father has been living for this.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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