| 单词 | profane |
| 释义 | profane (once / 535 pages) adjv Profane language is the kind that gets bleeped on TV. The word profane can also describe behavior that's deeply offensive because it shows a lack of respect, especially for someone's religious beliefs. The Latin root profanus means "unholy," and that's where it all started. If you take the Lord's name in vain, you've profaned Him and probably made your religious mom pretty angry too. Don't even try the profane curse words so vital to a truly great hip-hop track but perhaps not recommended for dinner with Grandma. WORD FAMILYprofane: profanation, profanatory, profaned, profanely, profaneness, profaner, profanes, profanest, profaning, profanity+/profanation: profanations/profanity: profanities USAGE EXAMPLESBut it wasn’t the bad calls that led to a profane rant by Durant after practice on Tuesday. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) They also said that drunken bar patrons are stumbling around homes, using profane language and getting into fights. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) Before the game, he was fined by the Kings for his profane tirade toward a reporter after a game last week. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred profane utterances against the Church Syn blasphemous, sacrilegious irreverent showing lack of due respect or veneration 2adj not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled Syn unconsecrated, unsanctified unhallowed, unholy not hallowed or consecrated 3adj not concerned with or devoted to religion sacred and profane music "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment Syn|Ant secular earthly of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven impiouslacking piety or reverence for a god laic, lay, secularcharacteristic of those who are not members of the clergy profanatoryprofaning or tending to desecrate secular, temporal, worldlycharacteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world sacred concerned with religion or religious purposes consecrate, consecrated, dedicatedsolemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose heavenlyof or belonging to heaven or god pioushaving or showing or expressing reverence for a deity divinedevoted to or in the service or worship of a deity ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterabletoo sacred to be uttered inspirationalimparting a divine influence on the mind and soul inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanctmust be kept sacred numinousevincing the presence of a deity quasi-religiousresembling something that is religious religious, spiritualconcerned with sacred matters or religion or the church reverend, sublimeworthy of adoration or reverence sacralof or relating to sacred rites taboo, tabuforbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands 4adj characterized by profanity or cursing profane words Syn blasphemous, blue dirty (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency 5v violate the sacred character of a place or language profane the name of God Syn|Hyper desecrate, outrage, violate assail, assault, attack, set on attack someone physically or emotionally 6v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality Syn|Hypo|Hyper corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, subvert, vitiate carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize debase through carnal gratification infectcorrupt with ideas or an ideology lead astray, lead offteach immoral behavior to poisonspoil as if by poison bastardise, bastardizechange something so that its value declines; for example, art forms subornincite to commit a crime or an evil deed alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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