profaned : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: profaned	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for profaned
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
profaned adj treated irreverently or sacrilegiously [syn: profaned, violated]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profane \Pro*fane"\, 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.