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Profaneness is an English word with synonyms like irreverence. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Profaneness in a sentence

Profaneness meaning

The quality of being profane; profanity.

Synonyms of Profaneness

irreverence unsanctification unholiness

Related words

Other words often associated with Profaneness or its synonyms:

attitude quality immorality reverence iniquity evil holiness wickedness violation

Using Profaneness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being profane; profanity.
  • Useful related words include: irreverence, unsanctification, unholiness.
  • In the example corpus, profaneness often appears in combinations such as: and profaneness.

Context around Profaneness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Profaneness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

atheism and profaneness 1× blasphemy and profaneness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

that same year 1× the king was 1×

Common sentence endings:

atheism and profaneness 1× blasphemy and profaneness 1×

Words around Profaneness

Just before it in the word index:

profanely 4 profaned 3 profane 89 profanation 2 profanatica 2 profaci 3

Just after it in the word index:

profaning 4 profanisaurus 2 profanities 20 profanity 116 profar 15 proferring 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Profaneness

  • In this selection, "profaneness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include atheism and profaneness and blasphemy and profaneness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "profaneness" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with profaneness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The king was important in protecting Hobbes when, in 1666, the House of Commons introduced a bill against atheism and profaneness. (21 words)

That same year, on 17 October 1666, it was ordered that the committee to which the bill was referred "should be empowered to receive information touching such books as tend to atheism, blasphemy and profaneness.. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

That same year, on 17 October 1666, it was ordered that the committee to which the bill was referred "should be empowered to receive information touching such books as tend to atheism, blasphemy and profaneness.. (35 words)

The king was important in protecting Hobbes when, in 1666, the House of Commons introduced a bill against atheism and profaneness. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

That same year, on 17 October 1666, it was ordered that the committee to which the bill was referred "should be empowered to receive information touching such books as tend to atheism, blasphemy and profaneness..

The king was important in protecting Hobbes when, in 1666, the House of Commons introduced a bill against atheism and profaneness.

Common combinations with profaneness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "profaneness" in a sentence?
An example: "That same year, on 17 October 1666, it was ordered that the committee to which the bill was referred "should be empowered to receive information touching such books as tend to atheism, blasphemy and profaneness.." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "profaneness" from authentic English texts.
What does "profaneness" mean?
Profaneness means: The quality of being profane; profanity.
What are synonyms of "profaneness"?
Common synonyms of "profaneness" include: irreverence, unsanctification, unholiness.
How many example sentences with "profaneness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "profaneness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.