Definition of profane

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Profane (a.) 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..

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Foul :: Foul (superl.) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language..
Profane :: Profane (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious..
Profanity :: Profanity (n.) That which is profane; profane language or acts.
Profanate :: Profanate (v. t.) To profane.
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable..
Blasphemous :: Blasphemous (a.) Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature..
Profane :: Profane (a.) Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
Disreputable :: Disreputable (a.) Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane..
Disgraceful :: Disgraceful (a.) Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man..
Profane :: Profane (a.) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
Profanely :: Profanely (adv.) In a profane manner.
Desecrate :: Desecrate (v. t.) To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
Profane :: Profane (a.) 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..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service..
Profaned :: Profaned (imp. & p. p.) of Profan.
Oath :: Oath (n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing..
Desecrater :: Desecrater (n.) One who desecrates; a profaner.
Unhallow :: Unhallow (v. t.) To profane; to desecrate.
Swearing :: Swearer (n.) A profane person; one who uses profane language.
Impious :: Impious (a.) Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language..
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