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Profane

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Definitions for Profane

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

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