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  • 61profane — Irreverence toward God or holy things. Writing, speaking, or acting, in manifest or implied contempt of sacred things. Town of Torrington v. Taylor, 59 Wyo. 109, 137 P.2d 621, 624; Duncan v. U. S., C.C.A.Or., 48 F.2d 128, 133. That which has not… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 62profane — Adjective: Common rather than sacred. Irreverent toward or contemptuous of sacred things. Verb: To desecrate. To put to an ignoble or improper use …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 63profane — adj. & v. adj. 1 not belonging to what is sacred or biblical; secular. 2 irreverent, blasphemous. 3 (of a rite etc.) heathen. 4 not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge. v.tr. 1 treat (a sacred thing) with irreverence or… …

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  • 64Profane Architektur — Das Fridericianum in Kassel, 1779, eines der ersten öffentlichen Museen auf dem europäischen Kontinent Ein Profanbau (profan = weltlich, unkirchlich, unheilig, von lat. pro = „vor“, fanum = „Heiligtum“) ist ein Bauwerk, ein Gebäude, für weltliche …

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  • 65profane art — secular art, art that does not deal with religious subjects …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 66profane language — See profanity …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 67Secret, Profane & Sugarcane — Studio album by Elvis Costello Released June 9, 2009 …

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  • 68Sacred-profane dichotomy — The dichotomy between the sacred and the profane has been identified by French sociologist Émile Durkheim as the central characteristic of religion: religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things , that is to say …

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  • 69Sacred–profane dichotomy — French sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane to be the central characteristic of religion: religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things… …

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  • 70Musique Profane — La musique profane regroupe les genres musicaux qui ne sont pas associés aux pratiques religieuses d un groupe social donné. Le concept s oppose donc à celui de musique sacrée. La musique profane peut être vocale ou bien instrumentale. La musique …

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