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profane

(pr/@/'f/eI/n )

not concerned with or devoted to religion(adj.all)

Example:
Sacred and profane music.
Children being brought up in an entirely profane environment.

Synonym:
secular
Antonym:
sacred

source: wordnet30
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.(adjective)

source: webster1913

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality(verb.social)

Synonym:
corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, subvert, vitiate

source: wordnet30
violate the sacred character of a place or language(verb.social)

Example:
Profane the name of God.

Synonym:
desecrate, outrage, violate

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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