PROFANE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • violate the sacred character of a place or language
   Synonym(s)
   • desecrate (what does desecrate mean?)
   • outrage (what does outrage mean?)
   • violate (what does violate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • desecrate a cemetary
   • violate the sanctity of the church
   • profane the name of God
   Hypernyms(s) profane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assail (what does assail mean?)
   • assault (what does assault mean?)
   • set on (what does set on mean?)
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • irreverence (what does irreverence mean?)
   • violation (what does violation mean?)
   • trespass (what does trespass mean?)
   • encroachment (what does encroachment mean?)
   • violation (what does violation mean?)
   • intrusion (what does intrusion mean?)
   • usurpation (what does usurpation mean?)
   • profanation (what does profanation mean?)
   • desecration (what does desecration mean?)
   • blasphemy (what does blasphemy mean?)
   • sacrilege (what does sacrilege mean?)
   • profanation (what does profanation mean?)
   • desecration (what does desecration mean?)
   • blasphemy (what does blasphemy mean?)
   • sacrilege (what does sacrilege mean?)
2. Meaning
   • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   Synonym(s)
   • corrupt (what does corrupt mean?)
   • debase (what does debase mean?)
   • debauch (what does debauch mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • deprave (what does deprave mean?)
   • misdirect (what does misdirect mean?)
   • pervert (what does pervert mean?)
   • subvert (what does subvert mean?)
   • vitiate (what does vitiate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • debauch the young people with wine and women
   • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
   • Do school counselors subvert young children?
   • corrupt the morals
   Hypernyms(s) profane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sensualize (what does sensualize mean?)
   • sensualise (what does sensualise mean?)
   • carnalize (what does carnalize mean?)
   • carnalise (what does carnalise mean?)
   • infect (what does infect mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • lead astray (what does lead astray mean?)
   • whore (what does whore mean?)
   • poison (what does poison mean?)
   • bastardize (what does bastardize mean?)
   • bastardise (what does bastardise mean?)
   • suborn (what does suborn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • profanation (what does profanation mean?)
   • degradation (what does degradation mean?)
   • debasement (what does debasement mean?)
   • libertine (what does libertine mean?)
   • debauchee (what does debauchee mean?)
   • rounder (what does rounder mean?)
   • violator (what does violator mean?)
   • debaucher (what does debaucher mean?)
   • ravisher (what does ravisher mean?)
   • orgy (what does orgy mean?)
   • debauch (what does debauch mean?)
   • debauchery (what does debauchery mean?)
   • saturnalia (what does saturnalia mean?)
   • riot (what does riot mean?)
   • bacchanal (what does bacchanal mean?)
   • bacchanalia (what does bacchanalia mean?)
   • drunken revelry (what does drunken revelry mean?)
   • orgy (what does orgy mean?)
   • debauch (what does debauch mean?)
   • debauchery (what does debauchery mean?)
   • saturnalia (what does saturnalia mean?)
   • riot (what does riot mean?)
   • bacchanal (what does bacchanal mean?)
   • bacchanalia (what does bacchanalia mean?)
   • drunken revelry (what does drunken revelry mean?)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • corruption (what does corruption mean?)
   • subversion (what does subversion mean?)
   • pervert (what does pervert mean?)
   • deviant (what does deviant mean?)
   • deviate (what does deviate mean?)
   • degenerate (what does degenerate mean?)
   • corruption (what does corruption mean?)
   • subversion (what does subversion mean?)

PROFANE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by profanity or cursing
   Synonym(s)
   • blasphemous (what does blasphemous mean?)
   • blue (what does blue mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • foul-mouthed and blasphemous
   • blue language
   • profane words
   Similar To
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
2. Meaning
   • grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
   Synonym(s)
   • blasphemous (what does blasphemous mean?)
   • sacrilegious (what does sacrilegious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • blasphemous rites of a witches” Sabbath
   • profane utterances against the Church
   • it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
   Similar To
   • irreverent (what does irreverent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
   Synonym(s)
   • unconsecrated (what does unconsecrated mean?)
   • unsanctified (what does unsanctified mean?)
   Similar To
   • unholy (what does unholy mean?)
   • unhallowed (what does unhallowed mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not sacred or concerned with religion
   Usage Example(s)
   • sacred and profane music
   • children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
   Antonym(s)
   • sacred (what does sacred mean?)
   Similar To
   • laic (what does laic mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   • secular (what does secular mean?)
   • profanatory (what does profanatory mean?)
   • secularized (what does secularized mean?)
   • secularised (what does secularised mean?)
   • temporal (what does temporal mean?)
   • worldly (what does worldly mean?)
   See Also
   • earthly (what does earthly mean?)
   • impious (what does impious mean?)