Profanity is not the most popular word in the world. Therefore, the question arises, but what does it mean? Let's talk about the meaning and synonyms.
Value
The involuntary distortion of a lofty idea is profanity. Moreover, the adjective “high” plays a key role in the definition. Misuse of things, such as buckets, does not apply to profanity. Another thing when it comes to such high phenomena as confession, faith, Christianity or science. Moreover, profanity is a misunderstanding that has its roots in a person’s lack of knowledge about a particular area.
Profane and luminaries
In Russian, there is also a concept related to the word we are considering. A layman is that person who does not possess any baggage of cultural knowledge, simply put, an ignoramus.
The coryphaeus, on the contrary, is an outstanding figure in any field of science or culture.
If you look at an example, it will immediately become clear what is meant by certain concepts. Take a sacrament like confession. The priest, if he is real, then the coryphaeus, that is, he knows by scripture and all the details of the procedure. A layman is, for example, a new Russian or businessman who considers confession a formality, but an obstacle to salvation. This is the difference between luminaries and ignoramuses: one knows the subject very well and thinks that he has not yet discovered all the secrets, and the other does not know anything really, but he doesn’t particularly strive to understand the essence, but why? He’s so good. So, we realized that profanity is a distortion of ideas. We move further to the related verb.
To profane - how to understand this?
There is nothing complicated here. To profane is to insult any high idea with your attitude or action. For example, it is known that Alexander VI - the pope (in the world of Rodrigo Borgia) - sold indulgences, and the canonization of certain people depended on the welfare of their relatives. Moreover, the role of real spiritual exploits was minimal in the negotiations. Similar conversations can be found in Mario Puzo’s historical novel The First Don. Of course, such actions of the pope profane the entire institution of faith. This example helps to understand, profanity is what it is.
How to get rid of distortion?
Unfortunately, the masses cannot defeat all kinds of curvature because the world is imperfect. And these are not general words, but a statement of fact. Everyone knows that not only the temple of faith, but also the temple of science is distorted: dissertations are defended, which should not be tested with strict assessment, budget places at universities are distributed not between the most talented and deserving guys and girls, but among the most wealthy. But it always has been, there is nothing surprising in it, a little sad, but what can you do. But such facts make doubly valuable victory in any field, if a person achieves this himself.
Already having an idea of what the meaning of the word “profanity” is, we can say that social vices of society cannot be overcome alone. Therefore, it is necessary to do what depends on the person: it is necessary to eradicate one’s own ignorance, to become a coryphaeus from the profane despite everything. Even if the title of “knowing person” is only a reputation among comrades and friends, and not an official title.
There is always a lot of things in the world that, by its existence, profane high ideas, but you should not pay attention to unsightly reality. You just need to go forward, no matter what. Bend your line. Let everyone do things wrong, but a person, led by a lofty goal, must oppose himself to the whole world. Someone will say: “This is all a romantic setting! Such beliefs do not work in reality! ” Even so, but without a dream, living is boring and unbearable.
Profanity (the meaning of the term has already been disclosed earlier) is what you should first of all fight and fight with a romantic hero if he wants to succeed in life. And now he knows his enemy by sight.