profane; blaspheme; offend
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to profane; to blaspheme; to offend (something sacred)
literaryLiterary usage. Typically used in formal or classical contexts to describe disrespect toward sacred objects, deities, ancestors, or traditions. The object is usually something revered or holy.
Bù不
kě可
mào冒
dú渎
shén神
míng明
。
One must not profane the gods.
Tā他
de的
huà话
mào冒
dú渎
le了
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
。
His words profaned the traditions of the ancestors.
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Zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
dà大
shēng声
xuān喧
huá哗
shì是
duì对
shén神
míng明
de的
mào冒
dú渎
。
Talking loudly in church is a profanation of the divine.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mào冒
dú渎
shén神
líng灵
de的
xíng行
wéi为
huì会
shòu受
dào到
chéng惩
fá罚
。
Such behavior that profanes the spirits will be punished.