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Everest, the purists sniffed, had been debased and profaned. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z
"The false knight who profaned his blade with the blood of the king he had sworn to defend." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z
All that is solid melts into air; all that is holy is profaned. Review: In ‘The Big Short,’ Economic Collapse for Fun and Profit 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z
When the call comes from Chau that set this scene in motion, as Mike plays with Kaylee, we feel with him how his one last standing temple has been profaned. “Breaking Bad”: Walter faces the abyss 2012-07-23T02:59:00Z
Yet the opera’s few tender moments, set to what seemed like profaned echoes of Wagner’s “Tristan,” had a warmth that was gripping. Music Review: ?Lulu? at the Met, Now Conducted by Fabio Luisi 2010-05-09T22:19:00Z
Mostly this is the inevitable logic of capitalism at work, that revolutionary force under which “all that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned.” Donald Trump, America’s isolation and the World Cup: There’s no stopping Big Soccer 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z
This is both a twilight and a twilight zone; every virtue is a simulation of itself, a hollow or profaned image. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z
He eventually declares: “I am tainted, polluted, profaned. I am filthy. I am a virus, a deadly infection spreading!” A Plague on Your Houses: Reading Covid-19 Into Disease Onstage 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z
A group of drunken men may have profaned its soil. How a Mexican spiritual leader preserves the sacred knowledge of the volcano known as El Popo 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z
“All that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life … ” Perspective | Monet’s towering obsession
They added the congregation had "been wronged on such an important day for every believer" and that worship had "been profaned". Covid-19: Police 'regret' halting church's Good Friday mass 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z
"We regret that the rights of the faithful have been wronged on such an important day for every believer, and that our worship has been profaned." Covid: Good Friday service shut down over 'rules breach' 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z
Perhaps it was Marx who said it best: “All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned.” The fall of Notre Dame is a body blow to Paris and all it represents 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z
The place reeked of death and s—, a stink of putrefaction that surely profaned the very nostrils of God. The last thing you surrender 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z
The young man also wrote that Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe was his “real father”, police said in a statement, adding that what he wrote was against the law and “profaned the people’s feelings”. China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a... 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z
“They have no idea. They profaned my body, they violated my humanity, and that will stay with me the rest of my life.” Guatemala: 4 ex-officers convicted of 1981 rights abuses 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z
“Serse” opens with the title character’s recitative: “Tender and beautiful fronds of my beloved plane-tree .  .  . / May thunder, lightning, and storms never bother your dear peace, / Nor may you by blowing winds be profaned.” The Tough Immigrant Tree That Represents New York 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z
There was a second take, and the priest profaned the image of Christ once and for all. The Passion of Martin Scorsese 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z
“May his most holy name be adored, not profaned or bartered as a commodity through forms of hatred and human opposition.” Pope Francis Praises Religious Tolerance in Azerbaijan 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z
"Their churches are being barbarously ravaged and looted, their sacred objects profaned, their monuments destroyed." After 1,000-year split, pope and Russian patriarch embrace in Cuba 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z
All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.” Ten books that changed the world 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z
The distinction is not Jew or non-Jew; the distinction is Jews who observed the Sabbath verses Jews who profaned the Sabbath. Debunking the Extremist Myth That Islam is Anti-Jewish 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z
The next day, the newspaper ran a similar opinion piece with the headline, “The bottom line of civilization must not be profaned.” A Clampdown on Prostitution and Gambling Spreads in China 2014-02-17T20:44:30Z
Here are no chattering apes, though the place is profaned with the presence of beasts and birds. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z
No bread do I break as guest at the table of him who hath profaned the temple of Zion. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z
It fills our minds with wonder to think that a people among whom a Socrates could have been formed could have borne to see him thus profaned. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z
"Sacred things," returned her companion, "seem profaned by such thoughtless lips as mine, but I have heard that there is a law, and no earthly one, which says, 'forgive, or never be forgiven.'" Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z
Ezekiel 22, 8: Ye have profaned my sabbath. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z
Nor, in truth, had the old manse ever been profaned by a lay occupant until that memorable summer afternoon when I entered it as my home. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z
In 1842, the year following the demise of the good Dr. Ripley, the Manse was profaned by its first lay occupant, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z
The Egyptians probably had the same feeling in regard to it as their Moslem descendants; the graves would be profaned if the “impure” foreigner walked over them. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z
Nay more, in order to hold your horse-races, you have profaned graves, and not suffered the dead to rest in peace! Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z
I had no sooner left your sanctum yesterday than I was afflicted to remember how I had profaned it by my unmeasured talk about poor H. Please forget it utterly. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z
"Grief for her is too sacred ever to be profaned on this day, which shall be, during my existence, marked by a recollection of her virtues." Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z
He dressed mechanically, his memory groping through the mists of the preceding night, mists that reeked with misery, with shameful groveling, with manhood profaned. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z
The temples were profaned and overthrown, the cities burned with fire. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z
The chief complaint against him was that he had profaned the graves of their ancestors in the suburbs of Macao, and had constructed new streets right through them. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z
Of the Council he held with his chief men concerning their reception of the faith of Christ, and how the high priest profaned his own altars. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z
She was ashamed to have been so frivolous, ashamed to have profaned the temple of art with her childishness. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z
The bodies of two oidores were, on their death and after their burial, disinterred and their bones profaned. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
The images of the gods were concealed, lest they should be profaned by the invaders. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z
I have profaned and lowered myself by taking a share in it all, and forgetting——Well, it's done now. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z
We Horrobins are an old race; who knows what mysteries we have profaned in the immortal past! The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
The Priests at first disliked the idea, but when the temple was profaned and robbed and stripped of all that made it attractive, they gave consent.  From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z
Sayings common to vulgarity, profaned by every breach of promise case, can yet be true sometimes. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z
These treasures of memory, to which Branwell refers in many of his poems, were to him of a sacred nature, and might not be profaned. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z
Never among civilized nations are they profaned for the purposes of cruelty, never defiled by murder under the mask of philanthropy. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z
And now, too, all his hopes and intentions for the future had been profaned; what was the use of studying any more; nor would he go to any other town, only home, home, home. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z
Distinctions of grade were lost sight of, and the office of deacon or priest constituted no exemption "pass" against the ordeal, rather the rite profaned. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z
What sad cloud hath profaned That pure and never-stained Clear sapphire, wondrous bright. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z
Like everything else, art has been profaned in these days; it has become mercenary; it is a bread-winner, and not a priesthood. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z
He never profaned the article by carrying it in the rain, but used it as a sun-shade only. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z
Phœbus himself, he thought, might be unable to protect her, since here the temples of the Gods had been profaned. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z
This was Memphis, thrice-sacred Memphis, profaned long centuries ago and now dead and sinking in the devouring sands of the desert, which approached from the west, out yonder! The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z
Go, guard the gate of the Paradise profaned, And forcibly the exiles drive away From this rare food, this tree, prolonging life. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z
“Woman! thou hast profaned the judgment of the Supreme One,” said her husband, sternly, while Egwina sank back overcome. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z
If you had really believed the oath profaned by me, you would have been one of the first to aid in removing the possible profanation by substituting the right of affirmation. The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle 2011-09-12T02:00:28.837Z
The big dog sprawling before the hearth and the smoke-laden atmosphere of the room which, until Mrs Chadwick had first profaned it, had been preserved from the fumes of tobacco, were surprisingly agreeable novelties. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z
Elizabeth's hand, laid in his, said everything; her lips, yielded willingly to his, would have been profaned by speech. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z
Yea much profaned in the frequent repeating that imposition. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z
But now they are lost, their lordliest 'scutcheon stained; Upon their ruined walls no trumpet rings; Their shrines defiled, their sacraments profaned: Men crown the crow, they have given the jackal wings. Poems 2011-08-16T02:00:47.467Z
At what time and on what day the Gentiles had profaned it, even on that day was it dedicated afresh, with songs and harps and lutes, and with cymbals. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z
For it was not known to any of us, not even to the pions, that a single feminine foot profaned any part of the lyc�e. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z
The priests are not to wear their holy garments outside of the inner court lest they should be profaned. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
When all this was done, the walls were dismantled, the ornaments taken down, and the symbols of their faith removed, to leave the noble building to be trodden down and profaned by the Gentiles. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z
In 1696 citizens of Northumberland complained to the House of Burgesses that the races on Saturday often caused the Sabbath to be profaned. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z
And all the nations agreed according to the word of the king, and many of Israel consented to his worship, and sacrificed to the idols, and profaned the sabbath. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z
He would not suffer the God in whom he could not force men to believe to be profaned--so he concealed Him in his heart. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
Open not your mouth, young man, in defence of the God-abandoned set to whom you would wish to belong: my ears must not be profaned by any words of such abhorrent tendency. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z
They have not been marred or profaned by modern notions. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z
And they saw the sanctuary laid desolate, and the altar profaned and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the court as in a forest, and the priests' chambers pulled down. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z
Are not their hunting grounds profaned by his presence—their towns pillaged for his fancied wrongs? The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z
But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
Introduced pianissimo, they profaned the daily half-hour devoted to the study of Divinity. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z
But you who have stolen, assassinated, profaned, you may expect nothing more than the gentle hemlock, and in the meanwhile you enjoy a good room. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z
Ages of bondage and darkness will ensue, after the light they have perverted and the liberty they have profaned.” In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z
He profaned the synagogue—he curses his father! The Ghetto A Drama in Four Acts 2011-06-04T02:00:13.903Z
When the sanctuary in the midst of God's people was profaned, the land laid desolate and the house of Judah went into captivity, they greatly rejoiced. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
Just as there are substances which will not bear light, so there are feelings which seem to be profaned if they are too long exposed to view. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z
The thought of driving to the foot of Mount Assiniboine on a motor bus, and having its glories profaned by a professional guide perhaps through a megaphone, is too painful to admit. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z
Every observance of the Jewish religion was forbidden, the Sabbath had to be profaned, and unclean food had to be eaten. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z
While I stood and watched it all somebody profaned the air with a vulgar word, and I looked for a flaming sword from the omnipotent hand to smite him where he stood. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z
The Lord's own name, His holy name, which they profaned among the nations, is what moves Him to act. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
The holy sacrament is profaned alike by churchman and worldling. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
She kept Out of the wreck of faith one thing alone, If she kept that: She could endure to hear God’s name profaned, but would not stand to hear The Savior’s spoken in irreverence. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z
Oh! who would change places with a sick antiquary, whose conscience, though he sleeps, is awake to torment him, and whose dreams, if he dream, are of rifled tombs, profaned temples, Charon and his boat! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z
At the moment when he takes the crown into his hand, and before he has profaned it by its resting on his brow, Hungary shall be free.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z
The priests, called to minister in holy things, were as bad; they profaned the holy things. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
To have the most sacred secret of his heart profaned by insolent coarseness,--a pearl thrown before swine, ... he tore down the everlasting lamp, and swung the heavy vessel over his head. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z
"He says the Thunder Bird was angry at having his shrine profaned with blood and wouldn't let it be used again." The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z
Leigh Hunt most eloquently discussed the charms and advantages of these vegetable banquets, depicting in glowing words the cauliflowers swimming in melted butter, and the peas and beans never profaned with animal gravy. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z
The fountain spouted, as clear as crystal, from a cave covered with a thick growth of bushes and situated in an ancient grove that had never been profaned by an axe. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z
Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
When Thy law is broken and Thy sacraments profaned: I will keep Thy words in my heart and draw near to thy holy altar with joy. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z
At length Felix's turn came, but he avoided her lips, profaned by the kisses of his comrades, and only kissed her hand very softly. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z
The solitude was appreciated by none—none grew pensive under its influence; it was recklessly broken and profaned. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z
Here was one of those fanatics who believed that Moscow was the holy city, and that we, the French, were so many barbarians who had profaned the sacred shrine of Russia. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z
She was indignant, that the wondrous, sacred word should be thus profaned. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z
I have dreamt of the virgin impure; The fire of her hair has profaned My chastity with its lure— And my eyes with tears are stained. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z
Her eyes grew limpid and her cheeks flushed red as she recalled how the shrine of her treasure had been profaned by the hand of one that might have known, but had disdained its worth. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z
“Or have we not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profaned the Sabbath and are blameless?” Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z
Though these monks were not of my own religion, I respected them, and would not have profaned their holy building. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z
The weary and ragged soldiers pledge their faith anew, and steel their hearts to sweep the cruel hordes of invaders from the soil which they have profaned. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z
It has profaned things so, dragged them out into the streets, cheapened them. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z
It is Robinson Crusoe's island with the spell broken—the loneliness of thirty years profaned. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z
All the rest of the country was open, by the courtesy of the red men, to their white brothers, but sacred land must not be profaned. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z
In Spain, as in Africa, bishops were driven from their sees, churches were destroyed, cemeteries profaned, martyries rifled. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z
Thereupon Jacques Bonhomme turned himself loose upon the convents and churches; he overthrew, broke and profaned the altars, the relics and the statues of saints that had so long been the objects of his veneration. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z
No tea-pot profaned that sacred stove, no gory steak cried aloud for vengeance from her chaste gridiron; and only a brave woman's taste, time, and temper were sacrificed on that domestic altar. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z
He had been afraid the impudent fellow would have profaned his poems, which he only valued, after all, as true expressions of what he had really felt. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z
How is the holy bond of matrimony trampled upon and profaned! True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z
He profaned the most secret places of their souls with outcries and gesticulations. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z
Bulgaria was made an independent principality, and the Turks, as Gladstone had demanded, "one and all, bag and baggage, cleared out from the province they had desolated and profaned." A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z
There are numerous women's clubs in the United States, These sanctuaries are never profaned by the presence of man. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z
Greeks were less than pleased to see an image of the ancient goddess Aphrodite profaned, and the Nazi slurs began in earnest. Between Germany and Greece, a Chorus of Sturm, Drang and Pathos 2010-03-06T22:25:00Z
They profaned churches, persecuted monks, and destroyed pictures. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII
I canna endure to hear the men, whose graves are the foundations on which are built our civil and religious liberties, so spoken o'; I winna see their graves—I winna hear their memories profaned. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14
"Occupied, I say, but not profaned; for what is the Press in modern times but the holy ark?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846
I went no further; not for all the gold of what's-its-name would I have profaned the package with further investigation. The Haunted Pajamas
He stood before her, convicted and shamed, as one who had profaned the household god. The Master's Violin
This creed, since profaned and rendered vile, they kept fast through good report and evil report.  The Vagabond in Literature
Already in many cities it is profaned openly. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments
There was one point on which she dared not even think aloud, and which she would have thought profaned by speaking of it to others. On the Heights A Novel
Women and young girls, despite their prayers and resistance, were stripped of their clothes, profaned and spoiled by the looks of the men who wanted either to sell or to buy us. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess
The funeral-banquet descended to the Christian church from pagan times, and was too often profaned by heathen licence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
All the most sacred mysteries of the Church were profaned by them, even the Host itself. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.
The jollity of the passengers and crew profaned the calm grandeur of the night—the august and profound solitude of sea and sky. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
The holiest chapels profaned, irrecoverable treasures of art destroyed by coarse hands, the churches as bare as stalls, altars and fonts shattered, organs broken to pieces. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle
The Crucifixion has always seemed profaned when any modern poet has dared to describe it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845
Their deity had been profaned and they wanted a victim, and, if his down-turned thumb claimed me as a sacrifice, I knew that no power on earth could save me. The Green God
The ready villain and his servile followers dragged me to the earth; they profaned my person by stripes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4.
The Abbey—profaned by the horrible crime—was shut up for four months, and "Parliament was suspended, lest its assembly should be polluted by sitting within the desecrated precincts." The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History
The book he gave him, the place he selected for him to read until his return, appeared to him perverted to a wrong use, dishonored and profaned; yet nothing else could be done. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine
The divine name would have been profaned by its association with an idolatrous and unworthy prince. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments
"No trumpet-blast profaned The hour in which the Prince of Peace was born; No bloody streamlet stained Earth's silver rivers on that sacred morn." The Bible Story
When the forms of legal proceedings are maintained, the movements of justice—if the name can be so profaned—are comparatively tardy. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2
A sacred sorrow seems to be profaned by bringing it within the touch of worldly cares. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3)
Marriage, he said, had been profaned a million, million times. Rose MacLeod
He had profaned love itself—the holiest of earth's mysteries—and she resented the action, although she might gain by it her own freedom and happiness. A Life Sentence A Novel
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: Her priests have profaned the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law. The Bible Story
The Protestant church of St. Nicholas is a fine ogival edifice, which in more recent times was profaned by commercial uses. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine
It was, doubtless, by their orders that the solemnities of the day had been profaned. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847
To see the name of that God of mercy, of love and of justice thus profaned and daily soiled! The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres
In their case the fire was rather profaned by its fuel than the books honoured by the fire. Books Condemned to be Burnt
And all the nations agreed according to the word of the king; and many of Israel consented to his worship, and sacrificed to the idols and profaned the Sabbath. The Bible Story
In 1793 the revolution which sprang up in France forced its way to the Rhine, and, when Mayence was besieged, the roof of the cathedral caught fire and the church itself was pillaged and profaned. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine
Several coffins, half open and empty, had formerly been occupied by human bodies, which the teeth of the white bear had recently profaned. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
Again St. Paul's was profaned at the death of Edward IV., when Richard came to pay his ostentatious orisons in the Cathedral, while he was already planning the removal of the princes to the Tower. Old and New London Volume I
The vestal virgins he dismissed, and any house profaned by incense he declared forfeited to the imperial exchequer. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
The tombs have been violated; the temple has been profaned; all the nobles have been killed, save the king, who has been blinded. The Forerunners
They are profaned by exposure, and choked by the distractions of public affairs. The History of Freedom
The room is one seldom profaned by the foot of man, and everything in it is white or blue. Quality Street A Comedy
Perhaps more than one archbishop, many bishops, and scores of deans, angelic doctors, and other reverend personages, lie in this now profaned and dishonoured spot! A Morning's Walk from London to Kew
You have profaned the most sacred feelings—the holiest emotions of our nature; and I know not by what tie, by what hope, or by what fear to adjure you. Ellen Middleton—A Tale
He was reproached with having profaned the sacred stones dedicated to the use of the church. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3
A topic, that in some former ages was thought too delicate and sacred to be profaned by the pen of a subject. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First
Everything was profaned by the roughness of violence. Pedagogics as a System
Such thoughts wore not to be profaned by the companionship of Tommy and Monsieur, so I slipped away, hailed a cab and alighted at the Machina wharf. Wings of the Wind
The covenant-people which, inwardly, had submitted to the world, which, by its own guilt, had profaned itself, was, outwardly also, given up to the world, and was profaned in punishment. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2
Then, one fine day, the son of one the peasants, develops a great passion for the grand ruins and is indignant to see them thus profaned. Letters from my Windmill
"And now many nations assemble themselves against thee, that say: Let her be profaned, and let our eyes look upon Zion." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1
The genuflexions of drunken sailors were seldom in honour of St. Joseph; and the ribald humours of visiting mariners profaned for a season the quiet rock of Quebec. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France
That afternoon, as I drew near, I was displeased to see that my little retreat was being profaned by company. The Thread of Gold
He knew that the minds of men are so profaned by constantly looking at evil that their thoughts are tinged with it. Carmen Ariza
There it is difficult to have “Emeranties” and “Héloises”; but even these would be of little use, since all of these belles have already been profaned. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland
The words, "Where is the Lord thy God?" entirely agree in substance with, "Let her be profaned!" Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1
It was there, it had never been absent; and she had profaned it by listening to the temptations of Brooke Dalton, and by telling him that her heart was free. Name and Fame A Novel
They found everywhere the Sabbath profaned, only a few good people in any one place, and Bibles rare possessions. A Story of One Short Life, 1783 to 1818
The land again in peace shall rest, With blood no longer stained; The virgin beauty of the West Shall be no more profaned. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected.
But I feel as if the relationship between Cecilia and myself were being profaned by tittle-tattle of that kind. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays
He was only just beginning to awake to a realization of that profaned floor, but the smile upon Denny’s mouth 174 neither disappeared nor stiffened in embarrassment before that forbidding countenance. Once to Every Man
But an uneasiness was with him now; he cast abrupt, suspecting glances about him, about his profaned retreat. The Trimming of Goosie
In 1843, he went to reside in the pleasant village of Concord, in the "Old Manse," which had never been profaned by a lay occupant until he entered it as his home. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851
Newell recorded in his journal how his church, after being profaned by Morrison, was examined by the colonel of the light horse, to see if the building was available for a riding-school. The Siege of Boston
The churches of that ill-fated country were seized and profaned, divine service interdicted, and the bishops arraigned before courts-martial and cast into prison. Pius IX. And His Time
There was one consolation; neither paper had 246 profaned by public mention the love of his boyhood days. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West
In heaven a crown Rests on Saint Oswald's head: yet here on earth King Oswald's foot profaned our Mercian bound: Therefore in Mercian earth he finds not grave.' Legends of the Saxon Saints
They relate numerous cases in which the host when profaned has, when broken, sent forth blood.  Roman Catholicism in Spain
In the background glistened the dual crockery of the erst pious kitchen which the new-comer profaned. Ghetto Comedies
How was she to live in the future with the knowledge that her father’s memory was, as she felt, profaned? The School Queens
"Because the ground where the walls would stand was made sacred, but the gateways would be profaned by the passing of many feet." Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader
Do not make him repeat the finest passages of Shakespeare and Milton; the effect is lost by repetition; the words, the ideas are profaned. Practical Education, Volume II
No one who eats my bread shall see that day profaned. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney
He have allowed the oath to go unrebuked—the lie to be uttered unchallenged—the Sabbath with impunity to be profaned? The Mind of Jesus
She had not profaned the ultimate sanctity, nor poisoned for him the very sweetness of his life. The Combined Maze
He that is born on the Sabbath, on the Sabbath he also shall die, because on his account they profaned the great Sabbath day.” Hebrew Literature
Of the dithyrambic poet Cinesias it is said that he profaned holy things in an obscene manner. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity
The priests were much concerned to see Holy Scripture so far profaned as to be quoted in newspapers, and exposed freely to the gaze of the vulgar. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
If Sunday is profaned, if there is a carnival, it is the fault of the Catholic Church. English: Composition and Literature
It’s only”—she hesitated, then pronounced the word as though it profaned her speech—“an automobile.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905
Many Christian churches were closed, and the sacred vessels of the altar seized and profaned. Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy
Narcissi carpeted the sloping banks above a pool like a crystal mirror, into which the tiny rivulet purled through forest ways sacred to the wild things and rarely profaned by foot of man. The Orchard of Tears
"Her Priests have violated my law—and have put no difference between the holy and profane—and have hid their eyes from my SABBATHS, and I am profaned among them." The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign 1847 edition
Behind, the termites poured out through the broken wall in an enraged flood, braving even the sunlight and outer air in their chase of the invaders that had, profaned the Queen's chamber. The Raid on the Termites
Pompey demolished the fortifications of the city, and exacted tribute, but spared the treasures of the temple which he profaned by his heathen presence. Ancient States and Empires
And yet, even in the circle of our natural moods, there is something, sometimes, that responds to such strains as "When the lamp is shattered" and "One word is too often profaned." Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions
Answer: 'That we should honor God's name and not use it in vain, lest it be profaned,' 'How, then, is it profaned and desecrated?' Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
King Edward's book of Common Prayer teacheth, that kneeling at the communion is enjoined for this purpose, that the sacrament might not be profaned, but held in a reverent and holy estimation. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
By God Himself: 'I will hallow My great name which ye have profaned.' Lord, Teach Us To Pray
Alcibiades was publicly accused of having profaned and divulged the Eleusinian mysteries. Ancient States and Empires
I want to approach this great Soothsayer from the angle least of all profaned by popular verdicts. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions
Nor did they spare the churches and most sacred things; all of which were pillaged and profaned, without any respect or veneration. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main
Most horribly hath the Lord's table been profaned formerly in this kingdom, by the admission of scandalous persons. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
I have profaned all his scriptures and confounded 304 all his doctrines, until I think now the only boon he prays for is deliverance. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance
This creature profaned the seat of Richelieu and Colbert, and rose to fill a cardinal's chair. The Story of Paris
We both felt the inspiration of the moment and neither profaned it with words. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee
At Reinhardsbrunn, which Luther had visited, the tombs of the ancient landgraves were profaned and the library destroyed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
Claudius was soon after accused of having profaned the holy rites; but the populace declaring in his favor, the judges, fearing an insurrection, were obliged to acquit him. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World
The daughter of a priest who profaned herself was to be burnt to death. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade
Liberty, when was thy sacred temple profaned by deeds like this? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The land, I have given to my Indian with sufficient money to build a home for himself, but not one corner of my own shall remain to be profaned by other human emotions. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee
Without faith the rite was profaned, the presence of Christ was not realized. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
They demanded not only that Sunday be hallowed, but that the Sabbath be profaned; and they denounced in the strongest language those who dared to show it honor. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
If by this encounter he profaned his wife, if she were still anything other than proscribed by legal document alone, so be it. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais
This preposterous request was naturally refused by the duchess, who replied, "that the car which had borne the Duke of Marlborough's dead body should never be profaned by another." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847
As a reason for pouring out his judgments upon the people of Israel, the Lord declared to them, "Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths." The Ordinance of Covenanting
Faith, taking refuge in men’s consciences, was, moreover, more sincere and more active, because it was neither constrained, nor favored, nor altered, nor profaned by the hand of government. Atheism Among the People
This action of the wings showed extreme affection, and must not be profaned by common eyes. In Nesting Time
All womanhood is holy! it shall not be profaned! The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The baron, looking very cheerful and very happy, made his appearance from the temple which he had so recently profaned, and walked steadily and quietly away. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844
He might have been still left to himself; his promises might have been insincere, and the covenant which he professed to make with his lips he might have profaned. The Ordinance of Covenanting
It is too holy a matter to be profaned by any words. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916
Shall even the sanctuary be profaned by this polluting intruder? The Young Maiden
Any one who touched a holy thing was raised to a disagreeable amount of holiness, which he must maintain or undergo the ritual uncleanness of a profaned holy thing. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
Is the name of the Divine Being and that of our Saviour to be profaned constantly without any check?  Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet
Funerals were forbidden to be held on the Lord's Day, because it profaned the sacred day, through the vast concourse of children and servants that followed the coffin through the streets. Customs and Fashions in Old New England
His little temple had been so cruelly profaned. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916
She who willingly lifts up the veil of her married life has profaned it from a sanctuary into a vulgar place. Romola
Slaves and free do not intermarry, lest marriage be profaned. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
The enthusiastic Landor used, in his “tumultuous” fashion, to proclaim that he would set fire to the house and burn it to the ground p. 35to prevent its being profaned by less sacred associations.  Pickwickian Studies
They profaned the groves whose very winds breathed peace; they polluted the stream that a poet would have found sacred. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
Indeed, my romantic ideas of rebellion were ruthlessly profaned and dissipated. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
But the house of Israel walked not in my statutes, and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy
He will not always let His name be so profaned and exposed to reproach and execration. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680
I think you are something I have stolen out of a temple—a wonderful wingèd crownèd figure that I have stolen out of a temple and profaned. Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes
Poor child, his whole knowledge of sacred things seemed to be derived from— "Holiest things profaned and cursed." Wikkey A Scrap
Discord had stolen upon their councils and blood had profaned their shrine. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
"A Sabbath well spent Brings a week of content, And strength for the toils of the morrow; But a Sabbath profaned, Whatso'er may be gained, Is a certain forerunner of sorrow." The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy
He was not accustomed in his family to hear God spoken of except when that holy name was profaned by being joined to a curse. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast
And the more vital are these sensibilities and intuitions, confounding themselves with the very source of our being, the less ostentatious they are: they think themselves profaned by exposure to the light of day. The Simple Life
Though his false finger have profaned the ring, Mine shall not do his Julia so much wrong. Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]
What grieved him most was the fearful language he heard hourly uttered, God’s holy name profaned, foul oaths, and obscene conversation. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy
"He hath profaned the Sabbath," said the rabbi. King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth
In connection with the Maccabean persecution the House of the Lord was profaned. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
Or, perhaps, that peculiar little device he had seen a priest studying was capable of warning the god that it had been profaned by an unsanctified gaze. The Players
It is written concerning Jesus Christ, when he drove out of the temple those who profaned it. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
Naturally, the gem was greatly venerated and not to be profaned by impious hands. The Paternoster Ruby
As they looked on the height where His profaned tomb must be, they wept bitter tears and vowed again to deliver the city. Peter the Hermit A Tale of Enthusiasm
The veneration with which the Jews professed to regard the Holy House, however wantonly they profaned its precincts, offers a partial but insufficient answer. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
He excommunicates his neighbour Hugh de Puiset, who is little concerned by it; he causes the chalices used by the bishop of Durham to be destroyed as profaned. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
That, at a hint or a jog, is what he would have brought out—only to feel afterward, no doubt, that he had wasted his impulse and profaned even a little his sincerity. The Finer Grain
Let her at once be taken from the temple, So that its sanctity be not profaned. Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825)
Think you the gods look on with pleasure while their altars and temples are profaned or abandoned, and a religion, that denies them, rears itself upon their ruins?' Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century
There were held three of the first four Councils of the Church, at Chalcedon, at Ephesus, and at Nicæa, the very city afterwards profaned by the palace of the Sultan. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity
Even the sacredness of the Lord's Supper was profaned. The Life of St. Paul
What scent of tobacco or odor of wines has ever profaned the purity of his balmy breath? The Holy Cross and Other Tales
Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my Sabbaths. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
He has suffered his Temple to be profaned, but it may not be his purpose to allow it to be destroyed, utterly. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
I had not heard him speak of his little sister—I could easily guess the reason—he would run the risk of having her name profaned by careless lips. Hurricane Hurry
How could the holy sacrament of matrimony be profaned by administering it to a heretic? Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited
But He is not profaned, at least not intentionally, by His lovers; hence the sacrilege is committed by His enemies in chief, namely, practisers of Black Magic. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer
Thou hast despised mine holy things and hast profaned my sabbaths. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
I know you think I am a liar and a hypocrite because you have seen me in rages and because I have profaned God in your presence. The Eagle's Heart
Doubtless there were many who had not defiled their garments and had not profaned the day, but we weary travellers had not then time to find them out. By Canoe and Dog-Train
I would not have profaned the sanctuary of their dwelling with my presence! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.
“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they showed difference between the unclean and the clean.” The Angels' Song
The Lord's day was profaned, and the devotion of the sanctuary was disturbed by the sound of drums and other military music. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816
His temple was profaned, and His altars desecrated. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852
Their treasures had been taken, their temples polluted, their religion profaned, their monarchs slain, their women outraged and the people forced into a degrading, exhausting slavery. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure
He was alone amidst the blood that the curse of Ascalon had led his hand to pour out in such prodigality in that profaned place. Trail's End
On the other hand, however, we see long and well-proven systems of education profaned by the ignorant hands of superficial reformers. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.
If they profaned holy days by this dancing, they were doomed to keep it up for a year. The Book of Hallowe'en
The orator has profaned every sanctified ark in succession, and he has ended by profaning the Holy of Holies, the clergy! Napoleon the Little
You profaned the church, that Bulgarian church where I took my first communion. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915
Her argument is not the sentimental one so often profaned in our midst. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.
One guilty of the blood of a man would not rest, and can he escape who has profaned the body of the Lord? The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
It profaned his holy of holies, and left it bare to sacrilege. The Letter of the Contract
That Hermione should be outraged, that the sacredness of her despair should be profaned, and the holiness of her memories utterly polluted—Artois felt he would give his life willingly to prevent that. The Call of the Blood
This house is about to be profaned—another woman will ascend the staircase, and perhaps even into this room, where Lorenza's last sigh still vibrates; but to serve my end the sacrifice shall be made. The Queen's Necklace
They had reached the Villa Sciarra, already partially profaned by the builders of modern houses, and were passing through an avenue of tall and slender laurels bordered by hedges of roses. The Child of Pleasure
Sir Tichborne, private conversation must be respected, and the sanctity of domestic life must not be profaned. The Young Duke
Nevertheless in a case of necessity this sacrament can be performed in houses which have not been consecrated, or which have been profaned; but with the bishop's consent. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition
He entered the Temple, and even penetrated and profaned with his heathen presence the Holy of Holies. With the British Army in The Holy Land
These democrats of Appenzell have not yet made the American discovery that pulpits are profaned by any utterance of national sentiment, or any application of Christian doctrine to politics. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867
The word has too often been profaned, and the sentiment too often a make-believe.—I do not offer you love. The Child of Pleasure
No Negro's body had ever profaned the sacred soil of Oak Cemetery. The Colonel's Dream
I wonder whether he was made happier when he knew that no other touch had profaned those lips since last he had pressed them? Can You Forgive Her?
The service of Te Deum, which has so often been profaned by princes, was publicly celebrated on this fortunate event at Paris. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III.
Everything pertaining to them is being spit upon and profaned. The Red Conspiracy
Publicly as you have been profaned, ask the State of Maryland for reparation. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times
The love of war has cast them there, displayed, profaned, in the "cold obstruction" of their dissolution. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers
And hence it is, that He is now spilling our blood; how hard a matter is it, to obtain power to keep the blood of Christ from being profaned by ignorant and scandalous communicants? The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation
We were told that the holy-water font and the vestments of the priests had been profaned and befouled. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium
It exposed a list of crimes and outrages, cities sacked, churches profaned and pillaged, more than twenty bishops and more than one hundred priests assassinated, the victims being of every kind. The Red Conspiracy
Never since has mortal man profaned those regions of unclouded happiness. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside
Rabelais was now called "a Lucian who by his diabolic fatuity had profaned the gospel, that holy and sacred pledge of life eternal." The Age of the Reformation
A few of the devout, who sought admission after them, were told that elaborate and secret rites were being held to cleanse the profaned altar, and sent away. Temple Trouble
"Constantinople no longer appertains to the Roman historian—nor shall I enumerate the civil and religious edifices that were profaned or erected by its Turkish masters." Gibbon
The word master is often- 134 - profaned, but it can express the noblest and purest of earthly ties. Life of St. Francis of Assisi
The little perfumed notes she had received from her first beaux—invitations to buggy rides, concerts, and parties, and all of them beginning, "Compliments of"—had been profaned by dirty greasy fingers. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
She possessed in his eyes something of the sanctity of a vestal virgin, one who must not be profaned by marriage. The Mayor of Warwick
Filelfo remained there for seven years, working in great libraries not yet profaned by the Turk. Lectures on Modern history
At last he was desired to walk up stairs, though Mrs. Macpherson, as she showed him the way, evidently thought that her house was profaned by such wickedness. Phineas Redux
No one dares to speak of great poets and seers as men who have profaned a mystery by making it known. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother
Thus it came to pass that while they deemed they were worshipping the stars, they profaned their religion by parodying it in their games. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
For the wine of the Supper signifies holy truth and the bread holy good; but divided the wine signifies truth profaned and the bread good adulterated. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
And the blackness, he said, was the season of the following generation, when the world would be profaned, not only with evil works, but with the renunciation of the Christian faith. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
Sore dismayed Then Turnus cried, "O Faunus, heed and hear, And thou, kind Earth, hold fast the steel, if dear I held the plant, which Trojan hands profaned." The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor
Of all the days throughout the rolling year There's not a day we pass so much amiss, There's not a day wherein we all appear So irreligious, so profaned as this. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
We are all born of woman; and the sight of womanhood thus degraded and profaned would give us more of a shock if it were less common. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals
For instance, when they profaned the sanctities of the church by foul idolatries they were punished by the Assyrians and Chaldeans because Assyria and Chaldea signify the profanation of what is holy. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
The Revolution insulted; our cockade profaned; the emigrés permitted to congregate in the states dependent on Austria; and, lastly, the avowal of the coalition of the powers against us. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution
"Fears are entertained that the chalice, which is of silver-gilt, may have been broken up and investments profaned." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03
But the Lord's day is as really profaned by vain and worldly thoughts, as by the labor of our bodies. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister
It was a dainty square of finest cambric, bordered with a wreath of embroidered lilies, and in one corner exceedingly embellished "O O" stared like wide wondering eyes, at the strange hands that profaned it. Infelice
When self-love exalted its dominion even to the Lord's throne, removing Him and setting itself on it, that love, which is Lucifer, could not but have profaned all things of the Word and the church. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
He found there the rights of men of colour and the principles of liberty of the blacks more denied and more profaned than ever. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution
Emotion in Maria was reaching its high-water mark; the need for concealing, lest it be profaned by other eyes, was over her. By the Light of the Soul A Novel
We have not profaned your temples, nor abused your women, nor seized your property, as they could have you believe. General Scott
I hold them too sacred to that dear buried past to be submitted to a pressure less holy—to be profaned by those of another woman's husband. Infelice
For if they had not done this, they would have profaned the sanctities of the Word and the church. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
Part of the people regarded with a respectful eye the salle they profaned; others addressed the representatives as they passed, and seemed to exult in their degradation. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution
His holy of holies had been profaned, the sacred fire that warmed his inner life had been spat upon. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe
The consecrated place was not to be profaned with murderous intent. A Life of St. John for the Young
He profaned the Sabbath, which this gentleman professed to hold dear, he was notorious for drunkenness, and his conduct abroad had not been above suspicion. The Half-Hearted
Man is in the midst between heaven and hell; had this been seen before, therefore, the devil, that is, hell, would have plucked it from men's hearts and furthermore would have profaned it. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
Bethlehem, Gethsemane, and Calvary were profaned; the Holy Sepulchre had been burned, and the cross carried off amid shouts of laughter. A Short History of France
In reading Scott's novels I have noted two reminiscences of the line, "One word is too often profaned." Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature
I have tried to limn something, however vague, of the beauty of the land we saw through boyish eyes before the real estate agent had profaned it. The Pride of Palomar
I think the furies, 172 To whom this grove is hallowed, have inspired you: Now, by my soul, the holiest earth of Thebes You have profaned with war. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06
If it had been, the church would have profaned it and thereby profaned the holiness itself of the Word. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
Stole a conquest, Headed a rabble, and profaned his person, Shouldered with filth, borne in a tide of ordure, And stifled with their rank offensive sweat? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07
"Sister Seraphine," said the Prioress, in awful tones, "has profaned the crucifix, reviling our blessèd Lord, Who hangs thereon." The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century
In France, in Spain, and in England, the title of the ancient Academus was never profaned by an adjunct which systematically degraded and ridiculed its venerable character and its illustrious members. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham.
When man is in evil many truths may be introduced into his understanding and kept in memory, and yet not be profaned. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
Who has profaned the sacred name of friend, And worn it into vileness! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05
To make an easy answer to her inconvenient question he had profaned his conviction that the life of the body was decorous and honourable. The Judge
Is there nothing too holy to be profaned by your lips? For Woman's Love
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the Lord, and are gone forth out of his land. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham.
The spiritual sense of the Word was not disclosed earlier because if it had been, the church would have profaned it and thereby would have profaned the holiness itself of the Word. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
Some deemed the very name of Sunday profaned the Christian mouth, as allusive to the Saxon idolatry of that day being dedicated to the Sun; and hence they sanctified it with the "Lord's-day." Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions
I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things, so that all our thoughts shall be tinged with triviality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863
Is not love profaned when it is lavished on men or women without one reference to God? Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII
Conspiracies and treasons are privileged pleasures, not to be profaned by the impure and unhallowed touch of Papists. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)
When man is in evil many truths may be introduced into his understanding and kept in memory, and still not be profaned. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
It is the female swine, perhaps, that is profaned in the eyes of the Oriental tourist. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
No teapot profaned that sacred stove, no gory steak cried aloud for vengeance from her chaste gridiron and only a brave woman's taste, time, and temper were sacrificed on that domestic altar. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature
He was refused the communion, not perhaps as a special act of cruelty, but because the laws of the church would not allow the holy thing to be profaned by the touch of a heretic. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
Wall Street was the holy of holies, not to be profaned by the slightest hint of impiety. Success A Novel
"Oh! oh! oh!" exclaimed the soldier, shocked to hear a baby's lips profaned. The Littlest Rebel
Not only have they burned our cities and massacred our subjects, but they have even profaned our churches, purloined our images and destroyed our bells. The Empire of Russia
And therefore, if they ate and drank the passover, under its new and high allusions, unworthily, they profaned the ceremony, and were guilty of the body and blood of Christ. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2
From the cliff above two scandalised householders calling to one another across their gardens' boundary pointed seaward and summoned their families to the windows to note the reprobate swimmer and a Sabbath profaned. Lady Good-for-Nothing
That was a room for holy days, too, a place for good behaviour, and boots profaned it. London River
He avowed that "an angel was a character in Scripture, and not to be profaned on the stage by being applied to a woman!" A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
Love! she sickened at the very thought of it—the word had been profaned by Philip Slotman's lips. The Imaginary Marriage
Black: the colour of error and the void, the seal of death, and, according to Sister Emmerich, the image of profaned and wasted gifts. The Cathedral
At all events, the capital of Peru shall never be profaned with the footsteps of the enemies of America—this truth is peremptory. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1
All started at the thought that Flora's chamber could in any way be profaned by any such presence as Sir Francis Varney's. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood
From one the sacred periwig he gained, Which wind ne'er blew nor touch of hat profaned. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
Which when Turnus perceived, he cried to Faunus, saying, “O Faunus, if I have kept holy for thee that which the men of Troy have profaned, hold fast this spear.” The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10)
At Rochester the soldiers profaned the cathedral by using it as a stable and a tippling place, while saw-pits were made in the sacred building and carpenters plied their trade. Vanishing England
Under Antiochus the Temple was profaned, the sacrifices ceased, the keeping of the Sabbath and use of the Scriptures were forbidden by a royal edict. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology
Wolfe at once gave orders in accord with his late proclamation; but he commanded that no church should be profaned, and no woman or child injured. Montcalm and Wolfe
She buried her profaned cheek in her arm and began to cry, but very softly. Audrey
In my eyes it is a sacrament which thou hast broken; yet he had profaned it first. The Doctor's Dilemma
His "Golden Maxim" is famous: A Sabbath well spent brings a week of content, And health for the toils of to-morrow; But a Sabbath profaned, whate'er may be gained, Is a certain forerunner of sorrow! From John O'Groats to Land's End
I consciously profaned the sacred words of love by applying them to a man whom I chose for his money. The Dangerous Age
I may have ceased to worship, but I've profaned no temple…. Widdershins
Before that he has thought merely from knowledge and acted merely from obedience; and this does not make a part of his life, and therefore cannot be profaned. Spiritual Life and the Word of God
And so he built up in his soul the image of a grave, sweet saint, kindly and gentle-voiced, unapproachable, not to be profaned. The Mississippi Bubble
Two women have profaned the mysteries of the god. The Great Taboo
Strange, that such a form should stand In raiment soiled, and travel stained; Yes, mark the contour of that hand, A hand by menial toil profaned. Mountain idylls, and Other Poems
So I suppose that, profaned by heathen hands, it may no longer call men from across the water and woodland to the church of God. Wulfric the Weapon Thane
Exactly in proportion as these things are profaned by jest and mockery, is the light of the soul quenched and man degraded to the level of the beast. Youth and Sex
Some gathered in little circles, huddled closely together, with their mouths all whispering in the centre; some went homeward alone, wrapped in silent meditation; some talked loudly and profaned the Sabbath-day with ostentatious laughter. Twice Told Tales
After this, Judas and his brethren came to Jerusalem, pulled down the altar which the heathen had profaned, and set up a new altar. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
The woman who enjoys it, is, therefore, rather like a profaned altar, or, at least, like a divinity who has descended on to the earth. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism
The former Covenants had been broken; the oath was profaned, the obligations denied, the penalty defied; the Lord had been provoked to pour out His wrath upon the Land. Sketches of the Covenanters
I had expected to be disappointed with it as a place utterly profaned and fallen below its mission. The New Jerusalem
He has profaned the Sabbath, and the sentence of death has gone forth. The Parish Clerk
He founded his "little college" with the express object of training "theologians" "to defend the mysteries of the sacred page against those ignorant laics, who profaned with swinish snouts its most holy pearls." The Charm of Oxford
At his feet was found the coffin of the faithful Du Gueselin, and the French hands profaned the skeleton before which English invasion had rolled back. The Revelation Explained
Hereby they also testify against all sinful swearing, whereby the name of God, his titles, perfections, or graces of his Holy Spirit, are profaned in ordinary discourse. Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive
Listen," said I. "It is true that I do not know who you are; but I know, I feel that falsehood has never profaned those lips, nor perverted the brightness of those eyes. The Cross of Berny
It was a holy book which only priests might use, and when those pigs of Protestants looked into it and read it, just as they would read the newspaper, they profaned it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876
The moment I lay open my heart, and tell the fresh feeling to any one who chooses to hear, I feel profaned. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I
He has insulted us! outraged us! profaned his art! Back to Methuselah
Christiane did not see him go, but she felt that his presence no longer profaned the place in which lay the sacred image of her maternal sorrow. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig
We would walk on, then stop again; the spot seemed to attract and to repel us by turns, as a place where love had been revealed, but where love had been profaned also. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty
The touch of man had never profaned her. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
Finally, my own character and designs lost all romantic interest, and I felt vulgarized, profaned, forsaken,—though obliged to smile brightly and talk wisely all the while. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I
There, too, civil war was breaking out, and though Khu-n-Aten died before the end came, his sepulchre was profaned, his mummy rent to pieces, and the city he had built destroyed. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations
For is it not a sad thing, that the church should be profaned by such actions, and such thoughts, as ought not to be brought into it? Pamela, Volume II
When I am gone, my poor nurse would make bags for her seeds with it, and I would not that the name which fills its pages should be profaned. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty
But if there were, the retentive ear which listened, and the cautious tongue which spake the vows, had no intention of having their confidences profaned on this page. A Texas Matchmaker
The sanctuary was profaned and rifled; the priest was slain or banished—'twas all "according to law," no doubt, and to hold law in "disesteem" is "sedition." The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession
The holy cities of Medina and Mecca were not to be profaned by the unclean footstep of the unbeliever. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History
Priests were slain at the altar, and the temple was profaned. A Trip Abroad
There was a fireplace, which was dusted and scrubbed at intervals, but never, under any circumstances, profaned by a fire. A Spinner in the Sun
One, that their mysteries might not come to be profaned and encommoned by the vulgar: another, that not being written, they might be more careful ever to carry them in their thoughts and memory. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832
"Aye, and he said I would be profaned by the touch of any other, and so himself always washed and dressed me, and made my bed near his." Frontier Stories
Each lifted up a broidered cross,   While crossing blades profaned the sign; Monks blessed the fraticidal lance,   And sisters scarfs could twine. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
The penalty for a "Sabbath" thus "profaned" was the prompt transformation of the bridal party into stone. Somerset
The Eucharist, though sparingly administered, and though it had been profaned by the operation of the Test Acts, was approached by religious people with deep reverence. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845
Rev. James Graham was pastor, and unlike other Presbyterians, they never "profaned the sanctuary" by singing "human compositions," but confined themselves to Rouse's version of David's Psalms, as did our own denomination. Half a Century
It was argued that God had never suffered his earthly temple to be profaned; had even promulgated in person severe ordinances to preserve its sanctuary inviolate. Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
The tombs were destroyed; some coffins were carried to a distance, others left and profaned; the plough passed over the ruins; the hatred of the enemies of Port-Royal was satiated. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
The infidels have violated the home and the cradle of Islamism; they have profaned our sanctuary. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2
But since that has ceased to be so all the mysteries are profaned. Essays of Schopenhauer
Many Israelites too consented to worship him and sacrificed to the idols, and profaned the sabbath. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism
The Bishops of Würtzburg and Bamberg trembled in their castles; they already saw their sees tottering, their churches profaned, and their religion degraded. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
I heard the suffering Saviour's sad lament Over His sanctuary shamed in sin; I heard His words—'Deliver me from hands That have profaned the holiest with guilt! Parsifal A Mystical Drama By Richard Wagner Retold In The Spirit Of The Bayreuth Interpretation
Good God! could she not have taken my heart, and wrung it, and thrown it away, under some more commonplace pretext than the profaned name of Friendship? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859
Autonoä marked him, and with, frightful cries Flew to make havoc of those mysteries weird That must not be profaned by vulgar eyes. Theocritus, translated into English Verse
For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests are in sorrow, and humiliation. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism
This resolution he kept a few weeks, when, being a little irritated, he a second time profaned the holy name of Deity. Small Means and Great Ends
But one day the foot of a little playmate profaned this sanctuary, and Aurore sought it no more, while still Corambé was with her everywhere. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861
Heaven not less profaned and defied by him than myself deceived and abused! Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
From that day the lowly nest with its profaned treasures was forsaken, and the world was the poorer in gladness and melody by five bird-lives of joy and song that might have been. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859
About the same time and on the same day, in which the heathen had profaned it, was it dedicated again with songs and harps and lutes and with cymbals. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism
When she looked him in the face with such grave, surprised eyes of innocent confidence, and promised to pray for him, he felt a remorseful tenderness as if he had profaned a shrine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861
On that day the venerable cathedral was profaned by a series of sacrilegious outrages unparalleled in the history of Christendom. Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems
Yes, my brethren, the temple of the Lord has been profaned, and it will be razed to the ground. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
The other clergyman looked, I thought, as if, like myself, he was sorry to hear the beautiful funeral service of his church so profaned. Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America
Thy rulers profaned my sanctuary, And I gave up Jacob to the ban, And Israel to revilings! The Makers and Teachers of Judaism
The infidels have profaned the holiest of the holies. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
They advanced along the Tigris and the Gulf; penetrated through the passes of the mountains into the valley of Estachar or Persepolis, and profaned the last sanctuary of the Magian empire. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5
Thine not to escape the vengeance of the Great Being whose temple you have profaned. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
His life was endangered by the caprice of the emperor; and his dignity was profaned by a second colleague, who had rowed in the galleys. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
Even the Scriptures themselves were profaned by their rash and sacrilegious hands. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
Sometimes they rudely disturbed the festivals, and profaned the temples of Paganism, with the design of exciting the most zealous of the idolaters to revenge the insulted honor of their gods. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
Those books, both prose and verse, are consecrated to me by other associations; and I hate to have them debased and profaned in his mouth!  Wuthering Heights
Heaven's altar must not be profaned with these mockeries! Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
It is so little profaned by man that if one were compelled to live here in solitude one might truly say of the bears, deer, and elk which abound, "Their tameness is shocking to me." A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
They spared neither life nor property; they slew women and children, and priests at the altar, and profaned even the graves of those who had slept for ages. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
The altar was deserted, the oracle had been reduced to silence, and the holy ground was profaned by the introduction of Christian and funereal rites. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
All that was dear to me she disparaged and profaned. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
He liked even the troops of sorrowful-faced monkeys that profaned the quiet spots with capricious gambols and insane gestures of inhuman madness. An Outcast of the Islands
All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses, his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind. The Communist Manifesto
As the evening closed in, he begged that the lovely dying light might not be profaned, just yet, by the appearance of the lamps. The Woman in White
The other churches of the city were profaned by similar outrages; and, during at least four months, Alexandria was exposed to the insults of a licentious army, stimulated by the ecclesiastics of a hostile faction. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
There was no mercy in it, and the elements were pitting their immortal strength against two pigmies who had profaned their sanctuary. Mr. Standfast
The setting of the middle row of precious stones had been profaned in the same manner as the upper ones. Tales of Terror and Mystery
According to Jewish tradition, darkness overspread the earth for three days when the books of the Law were profaned by translation into Greek. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
This ceremonial, so often profaned with licentiousness, was not attended by desperate gambling. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II)
O King, thy willful temper ails the State, For all our shrines and altars are profaned By what has filled the maw of dogs and crows, The flesh of Oedipus' unburied son. Oedipus Trilogy
But it is evident that for a long time this also has been the public and most grievous complaint of all good men that Masses have been basely profaned and applied to purposes of lucre. The Augsburg Confession The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530
O name, O sacred name of faithfulness profaned! Paradise Lost
That man who does not believe that each day contains an earlier, more sacred, and auroral hour than he has yet profaned, has despaired of life, and is pursuing a descending and darkening way. Walden
And they profaned not; neither did they blaspheme. The Book of Mormon
The Priests of the Rain went on with their preparations, and the soldiers of Father Letrado--for he had a small detachment with him--broke up the dance and profaned the sacred places. The Trail Book
The Turks must clear out, "bag and baggage," from the provinces they have desolated and profaned. The Grand Old Man
And yet," said Violet, "I do not like Othello to be profaned. Vivian Grey
I have sometimes disturbed a fish hawk sitting on a white pine over the water; but I doubt if it is ever profaned by the wind of a gull, like Fair Haven. Walden
I never have profaned that sacred shrine Where none but women go, Nor in my cup cast hemlock, or poured wine Death-drugged for friend or foe. The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse
There, in the now profaned sanctuary, where was held the first general Council of the Church, rests, in his nameless and forgotten grave, the last of the high-spirited and devout Dukes of Normandy. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Her empty cell will recall her to their eyes; her dust will be profaned by no stranger's footstep, and though taken away she still seems to remain amongst them…. Life in Mexico
"Outrages are of constant occurrence," he recited briefly; "our suffrages are profaned, our fellow-citizens shot down in the street, our courts afford us no redress, we will endure it no longer." The Gray Dawn
This pond has rarely been profaned by a boat, for there is little in it to tempt a fisherman. Walden
I was honoring a mock union and I was permitting a true union to be suspected and profaned. The Bride of Dreams
What indignation then was kindled by the pathetic narrative of the insults and blows which they had endured from the infidels who profaned the holy places with their hateful domination! Outline of Universal History
"Thrice hath this holy day been profaned by the foot of the stranger, and well may it be doubted whether we live not under an evil agency." The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
Shall these, profaned with folly or with strife, An ever fond, or ever angry wife! Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1
No gossip or worldly talk has profaned the sacred day. Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er
They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling place of thy name even to the ground. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory
But I believe neither he nor her father had one compunctious misgiving as to their having profaned the holiness of marriage by such an union. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman.
"Jocelyn" always stirs in me impulses of tenderness which it would be hateful to me to see profaned by satire. Amiel's Journal
Presently he gasped, "Mr. Thane! you have not surely profaned this solemn journey with such thoughts as these?" A Touch of Sun and Other Stories
When he thought of it there stood before his eyes the figure of the outcast who had profaned his yearnings for art. Dame Care
The standard of Charlemagne, the greatest hero of the first Christian age, was to be profaned by no hand save that of the greatest hero of modern times. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4
The name of the Prince of Peace has been profaned by all kinds of injustice toward the Gentile whom he said he came to save. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman.
Was it likely that, being there on such an errand, he should have profaned it? Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
I have not profaned my thoughts by putting them into words, till now. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories
And he ran on descanting coarsely on beauties which I dared not even have profaned by naming, in a way that made me, I knew not why, mad with jealousy and indignation. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography
They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name. The World English Bible (WEB): Psalms
It will not be accepted; 19:8 but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people. The World English Bible (WEB): Leviticus
The sacred name of hospitality is profaned, and the very springs of it dried up by much of our social customs, and the most literal application of our Lord's teaching here is sorely needed. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke
The most sacred names profaned, the most absurd follies praised to the skies, the greatest spirits of the century trampled under foot as inferior to the smallest literary man in Rome. Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions
That the nunnery was a sacred place, and ought not to be profaned by the admission of enemies of the church. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
The look of the Lord on the profaned Temple. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark
How many lovely things profaned, rare things, used in season or out! Jean-Christophe, Volume I
Laws religiously observed by common enemies, you have profaned; violated the sacred privileges, and persons of Ambassadors; broken the laws of nations. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola
He had a character both grave and dignified, religious and poetic, friendly and polite, indulgent and sincere, which never allowed truth to be profaned by libertine frivolity, nor faith to be confounded with austere duplicity. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs
They stood there for a few minutes, shoulder to shoulder, the contact of arm with arm serving for an exchange of thoughts between those veterans in a silence that would have been profaned by words. All-Wool Morrison
He felt merely that this hapless creature, lying so deathlike before him, had profaned, however involuntarily, what was sacredest in the world to him; beyond this all was chaos. A Foregone Conclusion
It was a sacred thing to me—now it is profaned. The Nest Builder
As Ivo had foreseen, and as Ivo had done his best to bring about, William dashed on York, and drove out the Confederates with terrible slaughter; profaned the churches, plundered the town. Hereward, the Last of the English
None can tell how long those interred there have slept their last long sleep, but the ruthless hands of the white men have profaned the last resting-place of the departed race. The Englishwoman in America
The Moors made a mosque of it when they conquered Castile, and the fastidious piety of St. Ferdinand would not permit him to worship in a shrine thus profaned. Castilian Days
They offended in another way, for, according to the colony law, they profaned the Sabbath by working, claiming that, as all days were holy, all were alike good for work. The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
She wanted a church for her friends, but Ambrose would allow none to be profaned by a service where the blessed Saviour would be robbed of His honour. The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children
But he profaned her temple; and from that hour he went down,—down, like a millstone plunged into the ocean! The American Union Speaker
The window went up, a maid-servant's discordant voice profaned the holy calm, and a deluge of water drenched the prone martyr's remains! The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1.
In a hundred play-bills the name "romantic" is profaned, by being lavished on rude and monstrous abortions; let us therefore be permitted to elevate it, by criticism and history, again to its true import. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature
Dread, not unmingled with the superstitious fear that he had profaned a holy place by laying himself down in it, is his prevailing feeling, and he pleads ignorance as the excuse for his sacrilege. Expositions of Holy Scripture
I have just the same feeling myself even of fields and woods in which I have no personal interest; it jars upon me to see nature profaned. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
The Jews would have considered them as profaned in being exhibited to the view of pagan nations. Cleopatra
I have been told that, when a very holy man dies, who always clothed himself in ashes and never profaned his hands with work, his disciples sometimes break a coconut over his head. Concerning Animals and Other Matters
Silently struggling he was haled back to the profaned temple of Art. From a Bench in Our Square
Entire neglect reigned everywhere, all things were left to moulder away in dust and filth, and the worship of God was, if not inwardly profaned, at least outwardly dishonoured. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
But since that has ceased to be the case, all the mysteries are profaned. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, a Dialogue, Etc.
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