Antonyms for unprofaned


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pruh-feyn, proh-
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈfeɪn, proʊ-


Definition of unprofaned

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French profaner, prophaner (13c.) and directly from Latin profanare "to desecrate, render unholy, violate," from profanus "unholy, not consecrated" (see profane (adj.)). Related: Profaned; profaning.
  • As in pure : adj virginal, chaste
Example sentences :
  • Their summits glittered under the blue skies, crowned with silvery snows, unprofaned by the foot of man.
  • Extract from : « The Little Lady of Lagunitas » by Richard Henry Savage
  • I discovered that my house actually had its site in such a withdrawn, but forever new and unprofaned, part of the universe.
  • Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
  • I look upon a realm celestial in its beauty, unprofaned by earthly sign or sound.
  • Extract from : « Pastoral Days » by William Hamilton Gibson
  • Moved by curiosity to explore the recesses of a tomb as yet unprofaned by tourists, my friend bribed the Arabs to show it to him.
  • Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard

Synonyms for unprofaned

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