Definition of PROFANE

profane

Plural: profanes

Verb

Verb Forms: profaned, profaning, profanes

  • To treat something sacred with irreverence; to abuse.
  • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  • violate the sacred character of a place or language
    • "profane the name of God"
  • 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.

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by profanity or cursing
    • "profane words"
  • not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
  • grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    • "profane utterances against the Church"

Adjective

  • not concerned with or devoted to religion; ; ; ,
    • "sacred and profane music"
    • "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

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.
  • A person not a Mason.

Examples

  • a profane person, word, oath, or tongue
  • One should not profane the name of God.
  • profane authors
  • To challenge a valid word is to profane the spirit of fair play in Words With Friends.
  • to profane the Scriptures

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

Scrabble Score: 12

profane: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
profane: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
profane: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

profane: valid Words With Friends Word