profane
Collocations
5ADJ.
divine, false, most, suspended, used
VERB + PROFANE
mixing
PROFANE + NOUN
authors, language, scriptures, serveth, word, wreath, writings
PREP.
on, with
ADV.
ever
Definitions
adj
Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things.
Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
profane authors
A sonnet in praise of Rome was accepted as the effusion of genius and gratitude; and after the whole procession had visited the Vatican, the profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.
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
the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane
noun
A person or thing that is profane.
The nuns were employed in religious duties established in honour of St Clare, and to which no profane was ever admitted.
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 profane the Scriptures
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
adjective — characterized by profanity or cursing
- blasphemous
- blue
adjective — grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
- blasphemous
- sacrilegious
adjective — not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
- unconsecrated
- unsanctified
adjective — not concerned with or devoted to religion
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things.
Wiktionaryprofane authors
WiktionaryA sonnet in praise of Rome was accepted as the effusion of genius and gratitude; and after the whole procession had visited the Vatican, the profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.
WiktionaryThe nuns were employed in religious duties established in honour of St Clare, and to which no profane was ever admitted.
WiktionaryOne should not profane the name of God.
Wiktionaryto profane the Scriptures
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