Vocabulary : Proembryo to Profaneness

Proembryo : The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo. ;; The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous plants; as, the proembryo, or protonema, of mosses.
Proemial : Introductory; prefatory; preliminary.
Proemptosis : The addition of a day to the lunar calendar.
Proface : Much good may it do you! -- a familiar salutation or welcome.
Profanate : To profane.

Profanation : The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as, the profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God. ;; The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with undue publicity, or lack of delicacy.
Profane : Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place. ;; Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy. ;; Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. ;; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue. ;; To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God. ;; To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
Profaned : of Profane
Profanely : In a profane manner.
Profaneness : The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of profane language.

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