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Profane has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A person or thing that is profane.

Verb
1

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"

2

violate the sacred character of a place or language

"desecrate a cemetery"

"violate the sanctity of the church"

"profane the name of God"

3

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

Adjective
1

characterized by profanity or cursing

"foul-mouthed and blasphemous"

"blue language"

"profane words"

2

not concerned with or devoted to religion

"sacred and profane music"

"secular drama"

"secular architecture"

"children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

3

not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

4

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"

"profane utterances against the Church"

"it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"

5

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

Example Sentences
"debauch the young people with wine and women" verb
"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men" verb
"Do school counselors subvert young children?" verb
"corrupt the morals" verb
"desecrate a cemetery" verb
"violate the sanctity of the church" verb
"profane the name of God" verb
"foul-mouthed and blasphemous" adjective
"blue language" adjective
"profane words" adjective
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