profane

1. Characterized by profanity or cursing (synset 300426521)
   "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
   similar to: dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
   same as: blasphemous, blue
2. Not concerned with or devoted to religion (synset 302064284)
   "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
   also:

   • earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
   • impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god
   • secular, temporal, worldly - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
   similar to:

   • laic, lay, secular - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
   • profanatory - profaning or tending to desecrate
   same as: secular
3. Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled (synset 302062330)
   similar to: unhallowed, unholy - not hallowed or consecrated
   same as: unconsecrated, unsanctified
4. Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (synset 302019844)
   "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
   similar to: irreverent - showing lack of due respect or veneration
   same as: blasphemous, sacrilegious

1. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (synset 202585532)
   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize - debase through carnal gratification
   • infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology
   • lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to
   • poison - spoil as if by poison
   • bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
   • suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
   same as: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, subvert, vitiate
2. Violate the sacred character of a place or language (synset 202573980)
   "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
   is a type of: assail, assault, attack, set on - attack someone physically or emotionally
   same as: desecrate, outrage, violate

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