Profane
Definition of Profane
Pro`fane´ a. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy. | | 3. | Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. | v. t. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. |
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