1. profane - verb
· corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
2. profane - verb
· violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
Synonym(s): desecrate, outrage, violate
Hypernym(s): assail, assault, set_on, attack
3. profane - adjective
· characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
Synonym(s): blasphemous, blue
4. profane - adjective
· not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
Synonym(s): secular
Antonym(s): sacred
5. profane - adjective
· not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
Synonym(s): unconsecrated, unsanctified
6. profane - adjective
· grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
Synonym(s): blasphemous, sacrilegious
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