English dictionary
profane
adjectivePronunciation
pɹəˈfeɪn
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- characterized by profanity or cursing
adjective
- grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
adjective
- not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
adjective
- not concerned with or devoted to religion
verb
- violate the sacred character of a place or language
verb
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example sentences
foul-mouthed and blasphemous
blue language
profane words
blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
profane utterances against the Church
it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
sacred and profane music
secular drama
secular architecture
children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
desecrate a cemetery
violate the sanctity of the church
profane the name of God
debauch the young people with wine and women
Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
Do school counselors subvert young children?
corrupt the morals