profaneness

Example Sentences

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There is something very much nobler here than in Esau's profaneness.

From Misread Passage of Scriptures by Brown, James Baldwin

Incidentally, the habit of Collier and his followers of giving excerpts to illustrate the profaneness and immorality of the stage produced an unexpected effect in at least one quarter.

From Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage in a Letter to a Lady (1704) by Anonymous

Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

It is stated that Bishop Morton condemned the profaneness of the company who had disturbed the service at the church.

From Old Church Lore by Andrews, William

Mr. Binning considering the great confusions and lamentable divisions that prevailed in the church in his day, and the abounding immorality and profaneness of the age, was deeply weighed therewith.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh