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Put to unworthy use
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profaned
Word definitions for profaned in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Profaning .] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See Profane , a.] To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. treated irreverently or sacrilegiously [syn: violated ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Treated with irreverence or lacking due respect. v (en-past of: profane )
Usage examples of profaned.
But never again will they be profaned by priests of a narrow God who would deny all other truths .
A fresh cloud of crimson dots profaned the stars-and then they vanished.
Torchlight fumed in her eyes and glittered from the gold of her profaned vestments, the fires of Hell roared behind her, and she came on as if his exorcism was but words.
A fresh cloud of crimson dots profaned the stars—and then they vanished.