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Profane

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Verb

1. corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Example Sentences:
'debauch the young people with wine and women'
'Socrates was accused of corrupting young men'
'Do school counselors subvert young children?'
'corrupt the morals'

2. desecrate, outrage, profane, violate

violate the sacred character of a place or language

Example Sentences:
'desecrate a cemetery'
'violate the sanctity of the church'
'profane the name of God'

Adjective

3. blasphemous, blue, profane

characterized by profanity or cursing

Example Sentences:
'foul-mouthed and blasphemous'
'blue language'
'profane words'

4. profane, secular

not concerned with or devoted to religion

Example Sentences:
'sacred and profane music'
'secular drama'
'secular architecture'
'children being brought up in an entirely profane environment'

5. profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified

not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

6. blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Example Sentences:
'blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath'
'profane utterances against the Church'
'it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Profane

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adjective
1. 
having or indicating contempt, irreverence, or disrespect for a divinity or something sacred
2. 
not designed or used for religious purposes; secular
3. 
not initiated into the inner mysteries or sacred rites
4. 
vulgar, coarse, or blasphemous
profane language
verb (transitive)
5. 
to treat or use (something sacred) with irreverence
6. 
to put to an unworthy or improper use

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Profane

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adjective
1. 
not connected with religion or religious matters; secular
profane art
2. 
not initiated into the inner mysteries or esoteric knowledge of something
3. 
not hallowed or consecrated
4. 
showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; irreverent
verb transitiveWord forms: proˈfaned or proˈfaning
5. 
to treat (sacred things) with irreverence or contempt; desecrate
6. 
to put to a base or improper use; debase; defile

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Profane

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adj.
1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular: sacred and profane music.
3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.
4. Vulgar; coarse.
tr.v. pro·faned, pro·fan·ing, pro·fanes
1. To treat with irreverence: profane the name of God.
2. To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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