English

Detailed Synonyms for profane in English

profane:

profane adj

  1. profane
  2. profane
  3. profane
    – characterized by profanity or cursing 1
    blue; profane; blasphemous
    – characterized by profanity or cursing 1
  4. profane
    – grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred 1
    profane; blasphemous; sacrilegious
    – grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred 1
    • profane adj
      • profane utterances against the Church1
    • blasphemous adj
      • blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath1
    • sacrilegious adj
      • it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on1
  5. profane
    – not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled 1
    profane; unconsecrated; unsanctified
    – not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled 1
  6. profane
    – not concerned with or devoted to religion 1
    secular; profane
    – not concerned with or devoted to religion 1
    • secular adj
      • secular drama1
      • secular architecture1
    • profane adj
      • sacred and profane music1
      • children being brought up in an entirely profane environment1

profane

  1. profane

to profane verb (profanes, profaned, profaning)

  1. to profane
    – violate the sacred character of a place or language 1
    outrage; to violate; to profane; to desecrate
    – violate the sacred character of a place or language 1
    • outrage verb
    • violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
      • violate the sanctity of the church1
    • profane verb (profanes, profaned, profaning)
      • profane the name of God1
    • desecrate verb (desecrates, desecrated, desecrating)
      • desecrate a cemetery1

Conjugations for profane:

present
  1. profane
  2. profane
  3. profanes
  4. profane
  5. profane
  6. profane
simple past
  1. profaned
  2. profaned
  3. profaned
  4. profaned
  5. profaned
  6. profaned
present perfect
  1. have profaned
  2. have profaned
  3. has profaned
  4. have profaned
  5. have profaned
  6. have profaned
past continuous
  1. was profaning
  2. were profaning
  3. was profaning
  4. were profaning
  5. were profaning
  6. were profaning
future
  1. shall profane
  2. will profane
  3. will profane
  4. shall profane
  5. will profane
  6. will profane
continuous present
  1. am profaning
  2. are profaning
  3. is profaning
  4. are profaning
  5. are profaning
  6. are profaning
subjunctive
  1. be profaned
  2. be profaned
  3. be profaned
  4. be profaned
  5. be profaned
  6. be profaned
diverse
  1. profane!
  2. let's profane!
  3. profaned
  4. profaning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "profane":

  • profaneness, profanely

Alternate Synonyms for "profane":


Antonyms for "profane":


Related Definitions for "profane":

  1. characterized by profanity or cursing1
    • profane words1
  2. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred1
    • profane utterances against the Church1
  3. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled1
  4. not concerned with or devoted to religion1
    • sacred and profane music1
    • children being brought up in an entirely profane environment1
  5. violate the sacred character of a place or language1
    • profane the name of God1