| 单词 | profane |
| 释义 | profane —profanely, adv. —profaneness, n. —profaner, n. /preuh fayn", proh-/, adj., v., profaned, profaning. adj. 1. characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious. 2. not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular (opposed to sacred). 3. unholy; heathen; pagan: profane rites. 4. not initiated into religious rites or mysteries, as persons. 5. common or vulgar. v.t. 6. to misuse (anything that should be held in reverence or respect); defile; debase; employ basely or unworthily. 7. to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence or contempt; violate the sanctity of: to profane a shrine. [1350-1400; (adj.) < L profanus lit., before (outside of) the temple; r. ME prophane < ML prophanus desecrated (see PRO-1, FANE); (v.) < L profanare, deriv. of profanus; r. ME prophanen < ML prophanare to desecrate] Syn. 1. blasphemous, sacrilegious, impious, ungodly. 2. temporal. 3. unhallowed. 5. low, mean, base. 7. desecrate. Ant. 1. sacred. 2. spiritual. 3. holy. |
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