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Meaning
Adj
●
Unclean;
ritually
impure
;
unholy
,
desecrating
a
holy
place or thing.
●
Not
sacred
or
holy
,
unconsecrated
;
relating
to
non-religious
matters
, secular.
●
Treating
sacred
things with
contempt
,
disrespect
,
irreverence
, or
scorn
;
blasphemous
, impious.
●
Irreverent in language;
taking
the
name
of God in vain
Noun
●
A person or
thing
that is profane.
●
In Freemasonry:
A person not a Mason.
Verb
●
To
violate
(something
sacred
); to
treat
with
abuse
,
irreverence
,
obloquy
, or
contempt
; to desecrate
●
To
put to
a
wrong
or
unworthy
use; to
debase
; to
abuse
; to defile.
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Origin
profane
English
prophane
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
profanus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Vulgar
Inappropriate
Obscene
Debased
Uncouth
Offensive
Ignoble
Mean
Lewd
Wicked
Secular
Unsanctified
Unhallowed
Unholy
Irreligious
Temporal
Worldly
Ungodly
Impious
Godless
Irreverent
Prophane
Defile
Abase
Adulterate
Degrade
Demean
Misapply
Misuse
Pervert
Unhallow
Desecrate
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Antonyms
Faithful
Holy
Orthodox
Religious
Sacred
Sacrosanct
Spiritual
Consecrate
Sanctify
Blessed
Related
Crass
Hateful
Blasphemous
Puerile
Derogatory
Indecent
Grotesque
Banal
Lascivious
Slanderous
Misogynistic
Bawdy
Scatological
Vile
Derisive
Vitriolic
Boorish
Distasteful
Sacred
Pious
Poetic
Cruel
Evil
Immoral
Holy
Divine
Sinful
Bombastic
Supernatural
Bible
Absurd
Mystical
Inciteful
Provocative
Tactless
Truth
Mundane
Meanspirited
Sanctified
Scandalous
Irrational
Vicious
Taboo
Rude
Obnoxious
Religious
Earthly
Crude
God
Magical
Ribald
Ritual
Abrasive
Politically Incorrect
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Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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