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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
profane
adj 1: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn:
blasphemous, blue, profane]
2: not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and
profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture",
"children being brought up in an entirely profane
environment" [syn: profane, secular] [ant: sacred]
3: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn:
profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified]
4: 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" [syn: blasphemous, profane,
sacrilegious]
v 1: 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" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church";
"profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate, profane,
outrage, violate]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Profaning.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See
Profane, a.]
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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.
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The priests in the temple profane the sabbath.
--Matt. xii.
5.
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2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base
employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
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So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Profane \Pro*fane"\, a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before
the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before +
fanum temple. See 1st Fane.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity;
unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than
sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or
inspired; as, a profane place. "Profane authors." --I.
Disraeli.
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The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.
--Gibbon.
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2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
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Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things.
--Sir W.
Raleigh.
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3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect,
irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the
name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a
profane person, word, oath, or tongue. --1 Tim. i. 9.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed;
unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked;
godless; impious. See Impious.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
PROFANE. That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is
understood one which is neither sacred, nor sanctified, nor religious. Dig.
11, 7, 2, 4. Vide Things.
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Thesaurus Results for profane:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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