profane
Adjective
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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 indecencysame as: blasphemous, blue
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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:similar to:
- laic, lay, secular - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- profanatory - profaning or tending to desecrate
same as: secular -
Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled (synset 302062330)
similar to: unhallowed, unholy - not hallowed or consecratedsame as: unconsecrated, unsanctified
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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 venerationsame as: blasphemous, sacrilegious
Verb
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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"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 -
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"
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