| Profane (profane) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Pro*fane" |
| [F., fr. L.
profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the
temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st
Fane.]
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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.
Unclean; impure; polluted;
unholy.
Treating sacred things with contempt,
disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent;
impious.
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| Profane (profane) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Pro*fane" |
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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.
To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make
a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
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