Profane
verbprə'feɪn
Adjective
not concerned with or devoted to religion
“sacred and profane music”
“children being brought up in an entirely profane environment”
Similar:SecularSee also:TemporalWorldlyEarthlygrossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
“profane utterances against the Church”
characterized by profanity or cursing
“profane words”
not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
Similar:UnconsecratedUnsanctified
Verb
violate the sacred character of a place or language
“profane the name of God”
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Corrupt
- Debase
- Debauch
- Demoralise
- Demoralize
- Deprave
- Misdirect
- Pervert
- Subvert
- Vitiate
- Blasphemous
- Sacrilegious
- Desecrate
- Outrage
- Violate