Synonyms for profane
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : pruh-feyn, proh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈfeɪn, proʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for profane Other synonyms for the word profane
- abuse
- atheistic
- be evil
- befoul
- blaspheme
- commit sacrilege
- commit sin
- contaminate
- curse
- cuss
- damn
- darn
- despoil
- dirty
- do wrong
- filthy
- flame
- foul
- godless
- heathen
- hoodoo
- idolatrous
- impious
- impure
- infidel
- irreligious
- irreverential
- misuse
- mock
- mudsling
- mundane
- pagan
- pollute
- profanatory
- prostitute
- put double whammy on
- raunchy
- revile
- scorn
- sinful
- smutty
- swear
- talk dirty
- tar
- temporal
- transient
- transitory
- trash
- unconsecrated
- ungodly
- unhallowed
- unholy
- unsanctified
- vice
- violate
- vitiate
- voodoo
- vulgar
- wicked
- worldly
Définition of profane
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French profaner, prophaner (13c.) and directly from Latin profanare "to desecrate, render unholy, violate," from profanus "unholy, not consecrated" (see profane (adj.)). Related: Profaned; profaning.
- adj immoral, crude, disrespectful of religion
- verb defile, desecrate
- It is not profane if I now say, 'with a great price obtained I this freedom.'
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- But he did not profane that scene by the mockery of his art.
- Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- How strikingly different is the course of profane and sacred history!
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- I worshipped the divinity, even while I attempted to profane the altar.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- He would not have it supposed that only the profane or grossly wicked were in danger from the law. '
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Its unpardonableness.nations, as of a passion atheistical, brutal, and profane.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- The happenings of the next few minutes were noisy and profane.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He was rising but Judge Knowles barked a profane order for him to keep his seat.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- To bid the mockers and them that dare—dare to profane this sanctuary be careful.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Had the Marquis expressed himself aloud he would have been profane.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for profane
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