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单词 profaneness
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profanenessn.

Brit. /prəˈfeɪnnəs/, U.S. /prəˈfeɪ(n)nəs/, /proʊˈfeɪ(n)nəs/
Forms:

α. 1500s profanenes, 1500s–1600s prophanenesse, 1500s–1600s prophanness, 1500s–1600s prophannesse, 1500s–1700s prophaneness, 1600s profanenesse, 1600s prophanenes, 1600s prophannes, 1600s– profaneness; Scottish pre-1700 profannes, pre-1700 prophannes, 1700s profanness, 1700s– profaneness.

β. 1500s–1600s prophanes, 1500s–1600s prophanesse, 1500s–1700s profaness, 1500s–1700s prophaness, 1600s profainess, 1600s profanesse, 1600s prophaneise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profane adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < profane adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier profanity n.With the β forms compare the note at -ness suffix.
The quality or fact of being profane, profanity; profane conduct or speech; an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > sacrilege > [noun] > quality of being sacrilegious
profaneness?1578
profanism1607
sacrilegiousness1727
society > faith > worship > sacrilege > blasphemy > [noun]
cursingc1050
blasphemyc1230
blaspheme1384
blasphemingc1430
blasphement1544
blasphemationc1550
profanity1563
profaneness?1578
profanism1607
α.
?1578 E. Dering Godly Priuate Praiers (new ed.) sig. Gi By the beames of thy holy Spirit, and Starr of thy blessed Word, shining into the middes of our hartes, to driue away all the night and darkenesse of all prophanenesse.
1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. To Rdr. sig. b3v Seeing the generall prophannesse of mens liues almost euery where.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. ii. 153 Apollo pardon My great prophanenesse 'gainst thine Oracle.
1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Lev. xix. 19) 153 All the prodigious errors, lies,..and prophanenesses in the world.
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vi. 224 Profaneness and avowed Disregard to all Religion.
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. vi. 93 This was immediately sent away for liquor, and the whole prison soon was filled with riot, laughter, and prophaneness.
1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. ii. 23 Fie, neighbour, fie! What's the good of profaneness.
1884 Law Times Rep. 19 Apr. 239/1 It seemed almost a profaneness to administer the oath of canonical obedience in the sense in which he was prepared to take it.
1945 Cambr. Hist. Jrnl. 8 105 The problem of profaneness and blasphemy was delicate and difficult of approach.
2000 Church Times 11 Feb. 21/1 All around them, Churchmen saw evidence of the spread of ‘luxury’, profaneness and immorality.
β. 1582 R. Browne Treat. 23 Matt. in R. Harrison & R. Browne Writings (1953) 302 All wickednes..sheweth it selfe in prophanes and worldlines.1597 T. Beard Theatre Gods Iudgements i. xxxiv. 191 To be thus vsed for his vile prophanesse and abusing his holy things.1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix 520 Stage-playes are the Lectures, the Marts, the common treasuries of all ribaldry, scurrility, prophanesse.1649 T. Fuller Just Mans Funeral 26 Wicked men, persisting in their profaness.1726 J. Barker Lining of Patch-work Screen 191 Thus I liv'd in Lewdness and Profaness.1764 R. Lowth Sermon 18 In discouraging and restraining all immorality, and profaness, and every kind of vice.1798 W. Gregor Sermon 13 Such bold and gross prophaness as no good man could be induced to employ on any subject.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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