How do you use Profanation in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like desecration or blasphemy, plus the exact meaning.
Profanation in a sentence
Profanation meaning
The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
Synonyms of Profanation
Using Profanation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
- Useful related words include: desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege, irreverence.
Context around Profanation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Profanation
- In this selection, "profanation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unlucky stand out and add context to how "profanation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include married is profanation and the unlucky profanation of her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "profanation" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with profanation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Proscriptions against homosexual behavior are well known (see here, here, here), so homosexuals calling themselves married is profanation. (18 words)
Once seen, Artemis got revenge on Actaeon: she forbade him speech — if he tried to speak, he would be changed into a stag — for the unlucky profanation of her virginity's mystery. (32 words)
Once seen, Artemis got revenge on Actaeon: she forbade him speech — if he tried to speak, he would be changed into a stag — for the unlucky profanation of her virginity's mystery. (32 words)
Proscriptions against homosexual behavior are well known (see here, here, here), so homosexuals calling themselves married is profanation. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
Proscriptions against homosexual behavior are well known (see here, here, here), so homosexuals calling themselves married is profanation.
Once seen, Artemis got revenge on Actaeon: she forbade him speech — if he tried to speak, he would be changed into a stag — for the unlucky profanation of her virginity's mystery.