meaning of profane
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.
2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
4. Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
5. 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.
6. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
7. violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of
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Related Words
profane | profaned | profanely | profaneness | profaner |
