Definition of profane

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Profane (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious..

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Blasphemous :: Blasphemous (a.) Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature..
Billingsgate :: Billingsgate (n.) Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry..
Prophane :: Prophane (a. & v. t.) See Profane.
Common :: Common (v.) Profane; polluted.
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service..
Profaneness :: Profaneness (n.) The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of profane language..
Inspired :: Inspired (a.) Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures..
Desecrate :: Desecrate (v. t.) To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable..
Dishallow :: Dishallow (v. t.) To make unholy; to profane.
Profane :: Profane (a.) Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
Profane :: Profane (a.) 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..
Disreputable :: Disreputable (a.) Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane..
Disgraceful :: Disgraceful (a.) Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man..
Profanity :: Profanity (n.) That which is profane; profane language or acts.
Profanate :: Profanate (v. t.) To profane.
Irreligious :: Irreligious (a.) Indicating a want of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious speech..
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse.
Profane :: Profane (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious..
Foul-spoken :: Foul-spoken (a.) Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language..
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