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profane

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




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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 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

Meanwhile, Morgan became a reliable scene stealer in acerbic British comedies, often playing bluntly profane characters with little regard for social niceties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

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

My dissertation gave a different shape to history, one that was neither Mormon nor anti-Mormon, neither spiritual nor profane.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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