English dictionary
profane
/pr/@/'f/eI/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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not concerned with or devoted to religion
ExamplesSacred and profane music.
Children being brought up in an entirely profane environment.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to <i>sacred</i>, <i>religious</i>, or <i>inspired</i>; as, a <i>profane</i> place.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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characterized by profanity or cursing
ExamplesProfane words.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
Source: WordNet 3.0
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grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
ExamplesProfane utterances against the Church.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Source: WordNet 3.0
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violate the sacred character of a place or language
ExamplesProfane the name of God.
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To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to <i>profane</i> the name of God; to <i>profane</i> the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
Source: webster1913