profane
/pɹəˈfeɪn/
Dictionary
noun
- A person or thing that is profane.
- A person not a Mason.
verb
- To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
"One should not profane the name of God."
- To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
adjective
- Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
"profane authors"
- Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
- Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain
"a profane person, word, oath, or tongue"
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