PROFANE
\pɹəfˈe͡ɪn], \pɹəfˈeɪn], \p_ɹ_ə_f_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of PROFANE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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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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not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
By Princeton University
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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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not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
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Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
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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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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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To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
By Oddity Software
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Not sacred or holy; hence, having to do with this world; as, profane history; showing disrespect or irreverence toward God or sacred things; unholy; blasphemous.
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To treat (something sacred) with irreverence; put to an improper use.
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Profanely.
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Profaneness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Profanely.
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Profaneness.
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Profanation.
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To desecrate; pollute; degrade.
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Irreverent; blasphemous.
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Secular; uninspired.
By James Champlin Fernald
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