profane

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profane Definition

• (a) not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
• (s) characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
• (s) not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
• (s) 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"
• (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"
• (v) violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

profane Synonyms

• blasphemous
• blue
• corrupt
• debase
• debauch
• demoralise
• demoralize
• deprave
• desecrate
• misdirect
• outrage
• pervert
• profane
• sacrilegious
• subvert
• unconsecrated
• unsanctified
• violate
• vitiate