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  • In Minutius, sine delectu tempestates tangunt loca sacra et profana, bonorum et malorum fata, juxta, nullo ordine res fiunt, soluta legibus fortuna dominatur.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Responsis_, of the year 56, rebutting the argument of Clodius that the declaration of the _haruspices_, 'loca sacra et religiosa profana haberi' (§ 9) referred to the restitution of Cicero's house.

    The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

  • Gallia Christiana, V (Paris, 1731); VAN GESTEL, Historia sacra et profana archiepiscopatus Mechliniensis (La Haye, 1725); CLAESSENS,

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

  • Monumenta sacra et profana (Milan 1863); BALL, in Dict.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • * Martialis [episcopus] præter gentiliam turpia et lutulenta conviva in collegio diu frequentata filios in eodem collegio exterarum gentium more apud profana sepulcra deposuit et alienigenis consepelivit: [1664] 1

    The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

  • Sicut autem credimus, Deum non habitare in templis manu factis, ita propter verbum Dei et usus sacros scimus, loca Deo cultuique ejus dedicata non esse profana sed sacra, et qui in his versantur, reverenter et modeste conversari debere, utpote qui sint in loco sacro, coram Dei conspectu et sanctorum angelorum ejus.

    The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

  • Sicut autem credimus, Deum non habitare in templis manu factis, ita propter verbum Dei et usus sacros scimus, loca Deo cultuique ejus dedicata non esse profana sed sacra, et qui in his versantur, reverenter et modeste conversari debere, utpote qui sint in loco sacro, coram Dei conspectu et sanctorum angelorum ejus.

    The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

  • CiESAR avidas legiones, quo latior popula - tio foret, quatuor in cuneos difpertit: quinqua - ginta millium fpatium ferro flammifque pervaf - tat: non fexus, non setas miferationem attulit; profana fimul & facra, & celeberrimum illis gen - dbus templum, quod Tajtfana vocabant, folo se - quantur.

    C. Cornelii Taciti opera omnia Cornelius Tacitus , Henry Homer , Melchior Freinsheim 1790

  • The committee to whom was referred the Overture respecting the profana - tion of the Lord's day, presented the following resolutions, which were adopted, viz. 1st.

    Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1789

  • Baptizatis in - fanubus notninaimponunt profana — niatriinoniacontrahunt» non de praefenti, fed de fiuuro, ideo facile divortiuiii ad - mittanry ubi tine negotio maritixs aliaoi asd afofiolm in the Lalia.

    Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis 1786

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