profane

/pɹəˈfeɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    A person or thing that is profane.

  2. 2

    A person not a Mason.

verb

  1. 1

    To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate

    “One should not profane the name of God.”
  2. 2

    To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

  2. 2

    Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

    “profane authors”
  3. 3

    Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.

  4. 4

    Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain

    “a profane person, word, oath, or tongue”

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