Profanation

(noun.) degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening.

(noun.) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; 'desecration of the Holy Sabbath'.

整理:泰勒

• One is the profanation of a temple of our faith--the other only the profanation of a pagan one. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It seems like profanation to laugh and jest and bandy the frivolous chat of our day amid its hoary relics. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• We had a rubber at whist, a mere profanation, so far as play was concerned, of that noble game. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

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