Profane - Definition

adj 1: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn:
blasphemous, blue, profane]
2: not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and
profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture",
"children being brought up in an entirely profane
environment" [syn: profane, secular] [ant: sacred]
3: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn:
profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified]
4: 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" [syn: blasphemous, profane,
sacrilegious]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church";
"profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate, profane,
outrage, violate]