Profane

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

    "Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things."

  2. 2
    Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

    "profane authors"

  3. 3
    Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
  4. 4
    Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain.

    "a profane person, word, oath, or tongue"

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by profanity or cursing wordnet
  2. 2
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred wordnet
  3. 3
    not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled wordnet
  4. 4
    not concerned with or devoted to religion wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person or thing that is profane.

    "The nuns were employed in religious duties established in honour of St Clare, and to which no profane was ever admitted."

  2. 2
    A person not a Mason.
Verb
  1. 1
    To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate transitive

    "One should not profane the name of God."

  2. 2
    violate the sacred character of a place or language wordnet
  3. 3
    To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile. transitive
  4. 4
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

Etymology 2

From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

Etymology 3

From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

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