profane

[US]/prəˈfeɪn/
[UK]/prəˈfeɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. disrespectful, blasphemous, secular
vt. disrespect, blaspheme, defile

Phrases & Collocations

profane language

profane behavior

profane act

Example Sentences

profane the name of God.

he was an agnostic, a profane man.

it was a serious matter to profane a tomb.

sacred and profane music.

To smoke in a church or mosque would be a profane act.

a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb.

Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

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