profane

profane
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. vulgar; sacrilegious, impious, unhallowed. —v. t. debase, desecrate, defile, pollute; abuse. See impiety.Ant., sacred.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Worldly]
Syn. temporal, transitory, transient; see worldly 2 .
2. [Irreverent]
Syn. godless, irreligious, sacrilegious; see atheistic , impious .
v.
Syn. despoil, commit sacrilege, befoul, revile, commit sin, be irreligious, scorn, mock, indulge in vice, be evil, do wrong, blaspheme, swear, curse, cuss*.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
(VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[pro FANE]
irreverent and disrespectful, especially toward religion. Also, that which is outside of religion.
His profane sense of humor got him in trouble with the church.
SYN.: irreverent, disrespectful, blasphemous, impious, sacrilegious, irreligious, ungodly, sinful, crude, nasty.
ANT.: religious, pious, devout, Christian
II
v.
desecrate, defile, debase, disrespect, violate, blaspheme, corrupt, taint, abuse.
ANT.: revere, respect, worship
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Showing irreverence and contempt for something sacred: blasphemous, sacrilegious. See SACRED. 2. Not religious in subject matter, form, or use: lay2, secular, temporal, worldly. See SACRED. 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. See DECENT. II verb To spoil or mar the sanctity of: defile, desecrate, pollute, violate. See CLEAN, RELIGION, SACRED.

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  • profane — adj 1 Profane, secular, lay, temporal mean not dedicated or set apart for religious ends or uses. Profane specifically implies an opposition to sacred (see HOLY) in this sense it is purely descriptive and not derogatory; thus, profane history is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • Profane — Pro*fane , a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st {Fane}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • profané — profané, ée (pro fa né, née) part. passé de profaner. 1°   Qui a été traité avec irrévérence, en parlant des choses sacrées. Un calice profané. •   Un caractère [celui d ambassadeur] si cruellement profané [par le meurtre de Patkul], VOLT. Russ.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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