profane

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   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. 2adjective

   Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.

3. 3adjective

   Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.

4. 4adjective

   Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.

5. 5adjective

   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. 6adjective

   To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

7. 7verb

   violate the sacred character of a place or language

   "desecrate a cemetery"

   "violate the sanctity of the church"

   Synonyms

   desecrateoutrageviolate
8. 8verb

   corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

   "debauch the young people with wine and women"

   "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"

   Synonyms

   corruptdebasedebauchdemoralisedemoralizedepravemisdirectpervertsubvertvitiate
9. 9adjective

   characterized by profanity or cursing

   "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"

   "blue language"

   Synonyms

   blasphemousblue
10. 10adjective

    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

    "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"

    "profane utterances against the Church"

    Synonyms

    blasphemoussacrilegious
11. 11adjective

    not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

    Synonyms

    unconsecratedunsanctified
12. 12adjective

    not concerned with or devoted to religion, "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

    "sacred and profane music"

    "secular drama"

    Synonyms

    secular