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PROFANE
blasphemous, blue, profane
(adjective) characterized by profanity or cursing; “foul-mouthed and blasphemous”; “blue language”; “profane words”
blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious
(adjective) grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; “blasphemous rites of a witches’ Sabbath”; “profane utterances against the Church”; “it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on”
profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified
(adjective) not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
profane, secular
(adjective) not concerned with or devoted to religion; “sacred and profane music”; “secular drama”; “secular architecture”; “children being brought up in an entirely profane environment”
desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
(verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language; “desecrate a cemetery”; “violate the sanctity of the church”; “profane the name of God”
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; “debauch the young people with wine and women”; “Socrates was accused of corrupting young men”; “Do school counselors subvert young children?”; “corrupt the morals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
profane (comparative profaner or more profane, superlative profanest or most profane)
Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain
Synonyms
• (obscene): vulgar, inappropriate, obscene, debased, uncouth, offensive, ignoble, mean, lewd
• secular
• temporal
• worldly
• unsanctified
• unhallowed
• unholy
• irreligious
• irreverent
• ungodly
• wicked
• godless
• impious
Antonyms
• holy
• sacred
Noun
profane (plural profanes)
A person or thing that is profane.
(freemasonry) A person not a Mason.
Verb
profane (third-person singular simple present profanes, present participle profaning, simple past and past participle profaned)
(transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
(transitive) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
Synonyms
• (violate something sacred): defile, unhallow; see also desecrate
• (put to a wrong or unworthy use): abase, adulterate, degrade, demean, misapply, misuse, pervert
Antonyms
• (violate something sacred): consecrate, sanctify; see also consecrate
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*fane", a. Etym: [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st Fane.]
1. 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. "Profane authors." I. Disraeli. The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine. Gibbon.
2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy. Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue. 1 Tim. i. 9.
Syn.
– Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed; unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked; godless; impious. See Impious.
Pro*fane", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Profaning.] Etym: [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See Profane, a.]
1. 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. The priests in the temple profane the sabbath. Matt. xii. 5.
2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. So idly to profane the precious time. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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