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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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I. Not sacred
II. Fig.
1. prŏfānus (only poet.)
2. impius (the best word for prose)

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.

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I. Not sacred
II. Fig.
1. prŏfānus (only poet.)
2. impius (the best word for prose)

• profane (adj.):

I. Not sacred: prŏfānus: opp. consecratus, Cic. Part. 10, extr.: Liv. 5, 52, med. (in profano, on unconsecrated ground).
II. Fig.: impious, offending against sacred things:

1. prŏfānus (only poet.): Ov. Tr. 3, 5, 48: Stat.
2. impius (the best word for prose): v. impious.