profane
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- sacrilegious, disrespectful, godless, impious, impure, irreligious, irreverent, sinful, ungodly, wicked
- crude, blasphemous, coarse, filthy, foul, obscene, vulgar
[verb]
Synonyms:
- desecrate, commit sacrilege, debase, defile, violate

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Antonyms: sacred
Contrasted words: consecrated, hallowed, holy, sanctified, divine, religious, spiritual
Related Words: earthly, mundane, terrestrial, worldly

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I. pro‧fane¹ /prəˈfeɪn/ adjective formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: prophane, from Latin profanus, from fanum 'temple']

1. showing a lack of respect for God or holy things:
profane language

2. related to ordinary life, not religion or holy things Synonym : secular Antonym : sacred:
sacred and profane art

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II. profane² verb [transitive]
formal to treat something holy with a lack of respect

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