profane in English

adjective

1

relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious.

a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane

synonyms: secular, lay, nonreligious, temporal, laic

2

(of a person or their behavior) not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent.

desecration of the temple by profane adolescents

synonyms: irreverent, irreligious, ungodly, godless, unbelieving, impious, disrespectful, sacrilegious

verb

1

treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.

it was a serious matter to profane a tomb

synonyms: desecrate, violate, defile, treat sacrilegiously

adjective

secular, lay, nonreligious, temporal, laic
irreverent, irreligious, ungodly, godless, unbelieving, impious, disrespectful, sacrilegious
obscene, blasphemous, indecent, foul, vulgar, crude, filthy, dirty, smutty, coarse, rude, offensive, indecorous
sacrilegious, blasphemous
blue, blasphemous
unsanctified, unconsecrated
secular

verb

desecrate, deprave
desecrate, violate, defile, treat sacrilegiously
deprave, demoralize, debase, corrupt, subvert, misdirect, debauch, pervert, vitiate
desecrate, violate, outrage

Use "profane" in a sentence

1. Shun profane and foolish chatter.

2. Profane & Sexually Lewd Content

3. profane the name of God.

4. To profane her pride over all her beauty,

5. These remarks are profane and irrelevant.

6. Taylor was a loud, profane man.

7. Nothing was divine any more; everything was profane.

8. Its not a time to be profane, Newland.

9. Blasphemous definition, uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane

10. It isn't profane any more to say tinker's dam.

11. Their condition ranged from pallid shock to profane defiance.

12. To smoke in a church or mosque would be a profane act.

13. The Parson Blurted an expletive, inflected like the profane

14. 16 To smoke in a church or mosque would be a profane act.

15. 13 But shun profane and vain babblings : for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

16. Examples: Swear or curse words, variations and misspellings of profane language

17. The German literate reversed this process with the profane French literature.

18. College officials expressed concern over profane language used in the play.

19. 13 Sizzle and aroma do not profane the all-pervading stillness.

20. The lonely elegy urges, who let profane lonely read the boudoir?

21. Perhaps because Mumbai stands for lucre, profane dreams and an indiscriminate openness.

22. It seems almost profane to try to describe the feeling because words are so very inadequate.

23. We will remove content that contain obscene, profane, or offensive language or gestures.

24. He will also profane all those officiating at his “holy place,” or sanctuary.

25. Cuss a blue streak To use profane language with great rapidity and intensity

26. Funny, profane and fearless, she has become one of America's biggest television celebrities.

27. 26 But refuse profane and old wives'fables , and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

28. 24 But the profane and old - womanish myths refuse, and exercise yourself godliness.

29. The opposite of sacred is profane or secular—that which is temporal or worldly.

30. Dear Sam, she read, shaking her head at the profane groveling, the threatening accusations....

31. 20 But the profane and old - womanish myths refuse, and exercise yourself unto godliness.

32. One can conflate it to a metaphysical artistic ideal, or a mundane and profane experience.

33. Antonyms for Clerkly include lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal, profane, laic, worldly, earthly, state and nonreligious

34. Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.

35. Bates plays Kushnick with shrill, profane gusto, literally scorching the earth with her incendiary lungs.

36. The analogy, Balthazar continues, is a great one for Alexandria itself, which is “at once sacred and profane” (183)

37. So I will cast you out as profane from the mountain of God and destroy you,+

38. Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

39. Profanity and rough language (beta): Moderate or heavy use of profane language and swear words

40. Carnalise definition: debase through carnal gratification synonyms: sensualise, misdirect, deprave, pervert, demoralise, subvert, carnalize, profane, demoralize

41. It is still an offence to use obscene, profane or indecent language in an Aberdeen street.

42. Throughout his career, the profane would compete with the sacred when Alvin contemplated themes for ballets.

43. 23 Tim. 7 But the profane and old-womanish myths refuse, and exercise yourself unto godliness.

44. Examples: Swear or curse words, slurs relating to race or sexuality, variations and misspellings of profane language

45. Why do we act deceitfully, each man with his brother, to profane the covenant of our fathers.

46. With the reference to raptures, Herrick returns to the Amatory imagery that links profane, sacred, and poetic themes.

47. Presenting proletarian enjoyment as something sacred, elevating forms of advertising while simultaneously rendering their strategies of auraticisation profane.

48. Blasphemous is an adjective that describes profane words and actions, especially when they are connected to something religious

49. Bleeping is commonly used on television programs that use profane words that are forbidden to television networks

50. (KJV ASV) Acts 24:6 who moreover Assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid