profane in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

profane in the PONS Dictionary

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profane [prəˈfeɪn, Am proʊˈ-] ADJ

Translations for profane in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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profanar
to profane
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If her songs were mostly profane songs, her work has been modified to be fit religious lythurgical songs (called piyutim).
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In this case the profane word was censored during broadcast.
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He was primarily concerned with religious art and profane subjects.
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Related terms are coprolalia, referring to involuntary usage of profane words, and coprographia, making vulgar writings or drawings.
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He launches into a profane description of one of his cases, much to the girl's delight.
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Immense numbers of sacred and profane books were flung on the fire or tom up and trampled under foot.
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A lot of the older and smaller churches, especially the former monasteries, which had been secularized in 1803, decayed or were used for profane purposes.
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He proceeds to suggest that what aliens might find to be profane can be a useful tool for suggesting the alienness of a culture.
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They describe their music as a cross between sacred and profane, ethereal and neo-classical, contemporary and early music.
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Although some critics considered the work overly graphic and profane, it was widely heralded for its realistic portrayal of war and unique writing style.
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