Definition of profane Profane

/pɹowfejˈn/ - [prowfeyn] - pro•fane

We found 21 definitions of profane from 6 different sources.

What does profane mean?

WordNet

Adjective profane, profaner, profanest
profane - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
		secular
		sacred (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"
		earthly of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"
		impious lacking piety or reverence for a god
		worldly, secular, temporal characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
		laic, lay, secular characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
profane - not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
		unconsecrated, unsanctified
profane - grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
		blasphemous, sacrilegious
		irreverent showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"
profane - characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
		blasphemous, blue
		dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"

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Wiktionary

profane (Noun)
A person or thing that is profane.
profane (Noun)
A person not a Mason.
profane (Verb)
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.
profane (Verb)
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
profane (Adjective)
Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
profane (Adjective)
Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
profane (Adjective)
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; blasphemous, impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

profane (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.
profane (a.)
Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
profane (a.)
Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
profane (a.)
Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
profane (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.
profane (a.)
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

profane
To remove the consecration from a person or an object.
profane
Not to respect the sacred character of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

profane
prō-fān′, adj. not sacred: common: secular: speaking or acting in contempt of sacred things: uninitiated: impious: impure.—v.t. to violate anything holy: to abuse anything sacred: to put to a wrong use: to pollute: to debase.—n. Profanā′tion, desecration: irreverence to what is holy: a treating of anything with disrespect.—adj. Profan′atory.—adv. Profane′ly.—ns. Profane′ness; Profān′er; Profan′ity, irreverence: that which is profane: profane language or conduct. [Fr.,—L. profanus—pro, before, fanum, a temple.]