Profane word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "profane" word

[adjective] characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
[adjective] grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
[adjective] not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
[adjective] not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
[verb] violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
[verb] corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

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\Pro*fane"\, a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st {Fane}.] 1. 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. ``Profane authors.'' --I. Disraeli. The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine. --Gibbon. 2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy. Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue. --1 Tim. i. 9. Syn: Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed; unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked; godless; impious. See {Impious}.
\Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Profaning}.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See {Profane}, a.] 1. 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. The priests in the temple profane the sabbath. --Matt. xii. 5. 2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.

Synonyms for profane

blasphemous, blue, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, desecrate, dirty, irreverent, laic, lay, misdirect, outrage, pervert, profanatory, sacrilegious, secular, secularised, secularized, subvert, temporal, unconsecrated, unhallowed, unholy, unsanctified, violate, vitiate, worldly

Antonyms: sacred

The fun area, different aproach to word »profane«

Let's analyse "profane" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ENAFORP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .-. --- ..-. .- -. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: profane: 6 + 1 + 5 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: profane: 7 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 5 = 39, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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