profane

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It operates at the intersections of pop art and high-ish art, of the sacred and profane, of radicalism and die-hardism.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

The artist initially intended to create five matching versions of his toilet, which he titled “America” as a way to question which spaces in a museum get deemed sacred versus profane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The Church saw vinum clarum as a profane wine, and its consumption was not imbued with Christian symbolism, nor attached to any table ceremony.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

“It is profane to compare the long, painful history of abuse and discrimination suffered by Black Americans to something totally different.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

He became a theologian—but he could not escape his profane past.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife