profane

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Synonyms: propane, proface

Antonyms: propane, proface

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Adjective

1. Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
2. Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
   • profane authors
3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
4. Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain.
   • a profane person, word, oath, or tongue

Noun

1. A person or thing that is profane.
2. A person not a Mason.

Verb

1. To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
   • One should not profane the name of God.
   • to profane the Scriptures
2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

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