profanableadj.
/prəˈfeɪnəbl/, U.S. /prəˈfeɪnəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈfeɪnəb(ə)l/ rare.
Liable to be profaned.
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society > faith > worship > sacrilege > [adjective] > treated as not sacred > liable to be
profanable1684
1684 J. Wilson Disc. Monarchy v. 116 What reason is there to wish it [sc. the Royal Right of the Crown] let down so low, as to render it profanable by the People?
1891 Longman's Mag. Apr. 623 Something..that was profanable by publicity.
1957 C. Brookfield tr. E. Durkheim Professional Ethics & Civic Morals xiii. 156 It has to be relieved of the excess of sacredness in order to make it profane or at least profanable, without incurring peril.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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