profane
adjective
1. characterized by profanity or cursing
- profane words
Similar word(s): dirty, blasphemous, blue
2. not related to religious matters; secular.
- sacred and profane music
- children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
Similar word(s): earthly, impious, laic, lay, secular, profanatory, secular, temporal, worldly, secular
3. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
Similar word(s): unhallowed, unholy, unconsecrated, unsanctified
4. grossly disrespectful toward what is held to be sacred
- profane utterances against the Church
Similar word(s): irreverent, blasphemous, sacrilegious
Sentences with profane as an adjective:
- a profane person, word, oath, or tongue
noun
1. A person or thing that is profane.
2. (freemasonry) A person not a Mason.
verb
1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Similar word(s): corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, subvert, vitiate
Definition categories: social, alter, change, modify
2. violate the sacred character of a place or language
- profane the name of God