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

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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

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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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