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1. profane
adjective. ['proʊˈfeɪn'] characterized by profanity or cursing.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- profanus (Latin)
Rhymes with Profane
- st_germain
- legerdemain
- st_germaine
- preordain
- lamontagne
- lafountaine
- lafountain
- inhumane
- constrain
- restrain
- overtrain
- mcswain
- explain
- complain
- champlain
- aquitaine
- ukraine
- tremaine
- sylvain
- sustain
- spokane
- sartain
- retrain
- refrain
- partain
- mustain
- mundane
- mcwain
- mcshane
- mcquain
Sentences with profane
1. Noun, singular or mass
This combined the sacred music of gospel with the profane, sexual innunendo-filled lyrics of the blues.
2. Adjective
Hostility in a work environment can sometimes come in the form of a lewd drawing or a profane email.
Quotes about profane
1. I didn't think that anything is beyond humor - not profane humor, but a good, honest approach to humor.
- Mort Sahl
2. If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occur that's much brighter coming from this dark, awful beginning.
- Chuck Palahniuk
3. There was a time when I thought dudes had friendship all figured out. The focus on eating things in front of giant screens, pretending to punch one another, competing over who can utter the grossest and most profane personal insults imaginable - this struck me as the very apex of human social exchange.
- Lynn Coady
2. profane
adjective. ['proʊˈfeɪn'] not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- profanus (Latin)
3. profane
adjective. ['proʊˈfeɪn'] not concerned with or devoted to religion.
Antonyms
Etymology
- prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- profanus (Latin)
4. profane
verb. ['proʊˈfeɪn'] violate the sacred character of a place or language.
Antonyms
Etymology
- prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- profanus (Latin)
5. profane
adjective. ['proʊˈfeɪn'] grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- profanus (Latin)
6. profane
verb. ['proʊˈfeɪn'] corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- profanus (Latin)