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profane in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- characterized by profanity or cursing
"foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
blasphemous blue profane
- 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
- 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
- not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
profane unconsecrated unsanctified
verb- 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
- 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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