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Definition: Profaneness |
ProfanenessNoun1. An attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity. 2. Unholiness by virtue of being profane. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "profaneness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references) |
Synonym: ProfanenessSynonym: unsanctification (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Impiety | Noun: impiety; sin; irreverence; profaneness; Adjective: profanity, profanation; blasphemy, desecration, sacrilege; scoffing;Verb: |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Profaneness |
| English words defined with "profaneness": sacrilegiousness ♦ To take the name of God in vain. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edwin Hubbel Chapin | Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman. |
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| "Profaneness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Profaneness" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "profaneness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | Weltlichkeiten. (various references) | ||||||||||
Hebrew | חלו יות (laicization, secularism, secularity). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ofanenesspray вульгарность (bad form, raffishness, raunchiness, vulgarism, vulgarity). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 23, Verse 15 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dia touto tade legei kurioV idou egw ywmiw autouV odunhn kai potiw autouV udwr pikron oti apo twn profhtwn ierousalhm exhlqen molusmoV pash th gh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Propterea haec dicit Dominus exercituum ad prophetas ecce ego cibabo eos absinthio et potabo eos felle a prophetis enim Hierusalem est egressa pollutio super omnem terram |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Therfore these thingus seith the Lord of ostus to profetis, Lo! Y shal fede hem with wrmwed, and drunken hem with galle; fro the profetus forsothe of Jerusalem is gon out defouling vp on al erthe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the prophets: See, I will give them a bitter plant for their food, and bitter water for their drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem unclean behaviour has gone out into all the land. |
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| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 23, Verse 15 |
| Cebuano | Busa mao kini ang giingon ni Jehova sa mga panon mahatungod sa mga manalagna: Ania karon, pakan-on ko sila ug panyawan, ug paimnon ko sila sa tubig sa apdo; kay gikan sa mga manalagna sa Jerusalem ang pagka-dilidiosnon milukop sa tibook nga yuta. |
| Croatian | I zato Jahve nad Vojskama ovako govori o prorocima: "Evo, nahranit æu ih pelinom i napojiti vodom zatrovanom, jer od proroka jeruzalemskih potjeèe pokvara u svoj zemlji." |
| Danish | Derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE om Profeterne: Se, jeg giver dem Malurt at spise og Giftvand at drikke; thi fra Jerusalems Profeter udgår Vanhelligelse over hele Landet. |
| Dutch | Daarom zegt de HEERE der heirscharen van deze profeten alzo: Ziet, Ik zal hen met alsem spijzigen, en met gallewater drenken; want van Jeruzalems profeten is de huichelarij uitgegaan in het ganse land. |
| Finnish | Sentähden, näin sanoo Herra Sebaot profeetoista: Katso, minä syötän heille koiruohoa ja juotan heille myrkkyvettä; sillä Jerusalemin profeetoista on jumalattomuus levinnyt koko maahan. |
| French | C`est pourquoi ainsi parle l`Éternel des armées sur les prophètes: Voici, je vais les nourrir d`absinthe, Et je leur ferai boire des eaux empoisonnées; Car c`est par les prophètes de Jérusalem Que l`impiété s`est répandue dans tout le pays. |
| German | Darum spricht der HERR Zebaoth von den Propheten also: Siehe, ich will sie mit Wermut speisen und mit Galle tränken; denn von den Propheten zu Jerusalem kommt Heuchelei aus ins ganze Land. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa berkata, "Akan Kuberikan kepada para nabi di Yerusalem itu tanaman pahit untuk dimakan dan racun untuk diminum, karena mereka telah menyebabkan orang-orang di seluruh negeri tidak menghormati Aku." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sebab itu firman Tuhan serwa sekalian alam akan hal nabi-nabi itu demikian: Bahwasanya Aku akan memberi makan hia kepadanya, dan memberi minum air empedu kepadanya, karena dari pada nabi-nabi Yeruzalem sudah keluar kekejian itu kepada segala negeri. |
| Maori | Mo reira ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa o nga mano mo nga poropiti: Nana, ka whangaia ratou e ahau ki te taru kawa, a ka whakainumia ratou ki te wai kawa: no te mea i ahau atu i nga poropiti o Hiruharama te takahi tapu puta noa i te whenua katoa. |
| Norwegian | Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, så om profetene: Se, jeg gir dem malurt å ete og beskt vann å drikke; for fra Jerusalems profeter er gudløshet gått ut over hele landet. |
| Portuguese | Portanto assim diz o Senhor dos exércitos acerca dos profetas: Eis que lhes darei a comer losna, e lhes farei beber águas de fel; porque dos profetas de Jerusalém saiu a contaminação sobre toda a terra. |
| Rumanian | ,,De aceea, awa vorbewte Domnul owtirilor despre prooroci: iatq, ki voi hrqni cu pelin, wi le voi da sq bea ape otrqvite; cqci prin proorocii Ierusalimului s`a rqspkndit nelegiuirea kn toatq yara.`` |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "profaneness": profanenesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "profaneness" (pronounced 'Pro*fane"ness'): Abruptness, Abstruseness, Absurdness, Acuteness, Adaptness, Adeptness, Adroitness, Adultness, Albiness, Alertness, Allness, Aloneness, Aloofness, Animoseness, Antiqueness, Apartness, Apertness, Aptness, Archness, Arguteness, Augustness, Austereness, Averseness, Badness, Baldness, Bareness, Baseness, Bigness, Blackness, Blandness, Blankness, Blindness, Blitheness, Blondness, Blueness, Bluffness, Bluntness, Boldness, Braveness, Briefness, brightness, Briskness, Broadness, Brownness, Brusqueness, Bruteness, Budgeness, Business, Calmness, Cavalierness. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-n-n-o-p-r-s-s" | |
-2 letters: preseason, proneness. | |
-3 letters: ensnares, nearness, openness, personae, personas, profanes, rennases, reseason, responsa, response, seasoner, spanners. | |
-4 letters: arenose, asperse, enserfs, ensnare, fanners, farness, oneness, openers, pareses, parsons, penners, persona, persons, profane, profess, reasons, rennase, reopens, reposes, sannops, senoras, senores, serapes, serosae, soapers, spanner. | |
-5 letters: aprons, arpens, arseno, arsons, aspens, aspers, enserf, eposes, erases, eroses, fanner. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-f-n-n-o-p-r-s-s" | |
+2 letters: profanenesses. | |
+5 letters: unprofitableness. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Bible Trace | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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