profane

pro·fane

P0581900 (prō-fān′, prə-)adj.1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular: sacred and profane music.3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.4. Vulgar; coarse.tr.v. pro·faned, pro·fan·ing, pro·fanes 1. To treat with irreverence: profane the name of God.2. To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse.

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[Middle English prophane, from Old French, from Latin profānus, from prō fānō, in front of the temple : prō-, before, outside; see pro-¹ + fānō, ablative of fānum, temple; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·fan′a·to′ry (prō-făn′ə-tôr′ē, prə-) adj.pro·fane′ly adv.pro·fan′er n.

profane

(prəˈfeɪn) adj1. having or indicating contempt, irreverence, or disrespect for a divinity or something sacred2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) not designed or used for religious purposes; secular3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) not initiated into the inner mysteries or sacred rites4. vulgar, coarse, or blasphemous: profane language. vb (tr) 5. to treat or use (something sacred) with irreverence6. to put to an unworthy or improper use[C15: from Latin profānus outside the temple, from pro-¹ + fānum temple] profanation n profanatory adj proˈfanely adv proˈfaneness n proˈfaner n

pro•fane

(prəˈfeɪn, proʊ-)

adj., v. -faned, -fan•ing. adj. 1. showing irreverence toward God or sacred things; irreligious; blasphemous. 2. not devoted to holy purposes; secular (opposed to sacred). 3. unholy; heathen; pagan: profane rites. 4. not initiated into religious rites or mysteries. 5. coarse or vulgar. v.t. 6. to misuse (anything sacred or holy); defile; debase. [1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English < Latin profānus secular, sacrilegious] pro•fane′ly, adv.

profane

Past participle: profaned
Gerund: profaning

Imperative
profane
profane

Present
I profane
you profane
he/she/it profanes
we profane
you profane
they profane

Preterite
I profaned
you profaned
he/she/it profaned
we profaned
you profaned
they profaned

Present Continuous
I am profaning
you are profaning
he/she/it is profaning
we are profaning
you are profaning
they are profaning

Present Perfect
I have profaned
you have profaned
he/she/it has profaned
we have profaned
you have profaned
they have profaned

Past Continuous
I was profaning
you were profaning
he/she/it was profaning
we were profaning
you were profaning
they were profaning

Past Perfect
I had profaned
you had profaned
he/she/it had profaned
we had profaned
you had profaned
they had profaned

Future
I will profane
you will profane
he/she/it will profane
we will profane
you will profane
they will profane

Future Perfect
I will have profaned
you will have profaned
he/she/it will have profaned
we will have profaned
you will have profaned
they will have profaned

Future Continuous
I will be profaning
you will be profaning
he/she/it will be profaning
we will be profaning
you will be profaning
they will be profaning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been profaning
you have been profaning
he/she/it has been profaning
we have been profaning
you have been profaning
they have been profaning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been profaning
you will have been profaning
he/she/it will have been profaning
we will have been profaning
you will have been profaning
they will have been profaning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been profaning
you had been profaning
he/she/it had been profaning
we had been profaning
you had been profaning
they had been profaning

Conditional
I would profane
you would profane
he/she/it would profane
we would profane
you would profane
they would profane

Past Conditional
I would have profaned
you would have profaned
he/she/it would have profaned
we would have profaned
you would have profaned
they would have profaned

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	profane - 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"corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, vitiate, subvertalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratificationinfect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art formssuborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
	2.	profane - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"desecrate, outrage, violateassail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Adj.	1.	profane - characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"blasphemous, bluedirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
	2.	profane - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"secularearthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"impious - lacking piety or reverence for a godworldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
	3.	profane - not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiledunconsecrated, unsanctifiedunhallowed, unholy - not hallowed or consecrated
	4.	profane - 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"blasphemous, sacrilegiousirreverent - showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"

profane

adjective1. sacrilegious, wicked, irreverent, sinful, disrespectful, heathen, impure, godless, ungodly, irreligious, impious, idolatrous a hard-drinking, profane Irishman
sacrilegious clean, religious, spiritual, holy, proper, sacred, respectful, reverent, decorous2. crude, foul, obscene, abusive, coarse, filthy, vulgar, blasphemous a campaign against suggestive and profane lyrics in country songs3. secular, lay, temporal, unholy, worldly, unconsecrated, unhallowed, unsanctified Churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.verb1. desecrate, violate, abuse, prostitute, contaminate, pollute, pervert, misuse, debase, defile, vitiate, commit sacrilege They have profaned the traditions of the Church.

profane

adjective1. Showing irreverence and contempt for something sacred:blasphemous, sacrilegious.2. Not religious in subject matter, form, or use:lay, secular, temporal, worldly.3. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.Slang: raunchy.verbTo spoil or mar the sanctity of:defile, desecrate, pollute, violate.

Translations

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