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• profane — adj 1 Profane, secular, lay, temporal mean not dedicated or set apart for religious ends or uses. Profane specifically implies an opposition to sacred (see HOLY) in this sense it is purely descriptive and not derogatory; thus, profane history is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• profane — /prəˈfeɪn / (say pruh fayn) adjective 1. characterised by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred things; irreligious, especially speaking or spoken in manifest or implied contempt for sacred things. 2. not sacred, or not devoted to sacred… …  

• Profane illumination — is a term used by critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin to describe the central component of Surrealist experience, perception, and art in his 1929 essay “Surrealism: The Last Snapshot of the European Intelligentsia.” It describes the process by …   Wikipedia

• History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• History of responsa — in Judaism spans a period of 1,700 years. Responsa constitute a special class of rabbinic literature, differing in form , but not necessarily in content, from Rabbinic commentaries devoted to the exegesis of the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud,… …   Wikipedia

• Profane Existence — The Profane Existence Collective (referred to occasionally as P.E. ) is a Minneapolis basedcite news |first= Tony|last= Kennedy |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= Food Co Ops Thrive, but Stray From Traditionalist Roots |url= |format= |work …   Wikipedia

• Profane Swearing Act 1694 — The Profane Swearing Act 1694 (6 7 Will. Mar., c.11) was an Act of the Parliament of England in effect from 24 June 1695 and repealed in 1746. It established a system of fines payable for suppressing prophane Cursing and Swearing .The preamble… …   Wikipedia

• History of professional wrestling in the United States — Professional wrestling in the United States, up until the 1920s, was viewed as a legitimate sport. This respectability did not endure as professional wrestling became identified with modern theatrics, or admitted fakeness ( kayfabe ), moving away …   Wikipedia

• History of the word 'fuck' — In the modern English speaking world, the word fuck is often considered highly offensive. Most English speaking countries censor it on television and radio. A study of the attitudes of the British public found that fuck was considered the third… …   Wikipedia

• History of the United States (1865–1918) — The history of the United States (1865–1918) covers Reconstruction and the rise of industrialization in the United States.At the conclusion of the Civil War, the United States remained bitterly divided. Reconstruction and its failure left the… …   Wikipedia

• History of cricket to 1725 — The history of cricket to 1725 traces the sport s development from its perceived origins to the stage where it had become a major sport in England and had been introduced to other countries.The earliest definite reference to cricket occurs in… …   Wikipedia