Sekirov Dictionary

profane

/pɹəˈfeɪn/

adjective 4
noun 2
verb 2
forms 9

adjective4

•
Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- profane authors
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
•
Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain.
- the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane — 1611
•
Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things. — 1614

noun2

•
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. — 1796
A person not a Mason.

verb2

•
To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
- One should not profane the name of God.
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

forms

profaned · profaning · profanes · profaneth · profanest · more profane · profaner · most profane · profanest

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