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profane

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profane in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. characterized by profanity or cursing
    "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
    blasphemous  blue  profane 
  2. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
    blasphemous  profane  sacrilegious 
  3. not concerned with or devoted to religion
    "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
    profane  secular 
  4. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
    profane  unconsecrated  unsanctified 
verb
  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
    "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
    corrupt  pervert  subvert  demoralize  demoralise  debauch  debase  profane  vitiate  deprave  misdirect 
  2. violate the sacred character of a place or language
    "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
    desecrate  profane  outrage  violate 
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