Profane
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Profane
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1 a.
Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place.
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2 a.
Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
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3 a.
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
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4 a.
Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
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5 a.
To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
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6 a.
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
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7 a.
Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place.
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8 a.
Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
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9 a.
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
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10 a.
Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
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11 a.
To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
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12 a.
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.