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profane
[pruh-feyn, proh-]
adjective
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular (sacred ).
Synonyms:Antonyms:unholy; heathen; pagan.
profane rites.
Synonyms:Antonyms:not initiated into religious rites or mysteries, as persons.
common or vulgar.
Synonyms: , ,
profane
/ ˌprɒfəˈneɪʃən, -trɪ, prəˈfænətərɪ, prəˈfeɪn /
adjective
having or indicating contempt, irreverence, or disrespect for a divinity or something sacred
not designed or used for religious purposes; secular
not initiated into the inner mysteries or sacred rites
vulgar, coarse, or blasphemous
profane language
verb
to treat or use (something sacred) with irreverence
to put to an unworthy or improper use
Other 51Թ Forms
- profanely adverb
- profaneness noun
- profaner noun
- half-profane adjective
- nonprofane adjective
- nonprofanely adverb
- nonprofaneness noun
- semiprofane adjective
- semiprofanely adverb
- semiprofaneness noun
- unprofane adjective
- unprofanely adverb
- unprofaneness noun
- unprofaned adjective
- profanatory adjective
- ˈڲԱ adverb
- ˈڲԱ noun
- profanation noun
- ˈڲԱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of profane1
Example Sentences
"They keep spreading with no scrutiny the profane lies of Hamas."
Workers were spotted Tuesday morning installing plywood over broken windows and scrubbing at graffiti — primarily profane attacks aimed at President Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The language of the play moves freely from the declamatory to the profane, with some of its funniest moments occurring when fury impels a character to unleash some naughty modern vernacular.
But for the most part this typically assured performance was about the hits — crafty, passionate, sometimes profane — on which Green Day’s enduring popularity was built.
An opera disguised as an oratorio to get around the church’s ban on profane opera, the impolitic work about past and present is formed as the conflict between extravagance and sanctity.
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