- (a.) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
- (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
- (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath or tongue.
- (a.) Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious or inspired; as, a profane place.
- (a.) Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
- (a.) To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures or the ordinance of God.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "profane" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/profane/definitions/2049562> |