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English Dictionary: profane	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for profane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
profane adj characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" Synonym(s): blasphemous, blue, profane not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" Synonym(s): profane, secular Antonym(s): sacred not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled Synonym(s): profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" Synonym(s): blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" Synonym(s): desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profane \Profane"\, a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st {Fane}.] 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. [bd]Profane authors.[b8] --I. Disraeli. The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine. --Gibbon. 2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy. Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue. --1 Tim. i. 9. Syn: Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed; unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked; godless; impious. See {Impious}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profane \Profane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Profaning}.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See {Profane}, a.] 1. 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. The priests in the temple profane the sabbath. --Matt. xii. 5. 2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.