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profane 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/prəˈfān/,/prō-/,
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Relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious,
  1. Relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious
    • - a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane
  2. (of a person) Not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge
    • - he was an agnostic, a profane man
  3. (of a person or their behavior) Not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent
    • - desecration of the temple by profane adolescents
  4. (of language) Blasphemous or obscene

Verb
  1. Treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect
    • - it was a serious matter to profane a tomb
  1. blasphemous: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
  2. corrupt: 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"
  3. desecrate: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
  4. not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
  5. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
  6. blasphemous: 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"
  7. (profanely) with curses; "muttering profanely"
  8. (profaneness) an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
  9. (profaneness) unholiness by virtue of being profane
  10. (profanity) vulgar or irreverent speech or action
  11. A profanity is a word, expression, gesture, or other social behavior which is socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, desecrating, or showing disrespect.
  12. A person or thing that is profane; A person not a Mason; 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 ...
  13. (Profanity) Language that shows disrespect for someone or something regarded as holy or sacred.
  14. (Profanity) To dream of profanity, denotes that you will cultivate those traits which render you coarse and unfeeling toward your fellow man. To dream that others use profanity, is a sign that you will be injured in some way, and probably insulted also.
  15. (Profanity) language that casually invokes Deity
  16. That which relates to everyday life.
  17. (adj.): not connected with religion or religious matters
  18. As an adjective or verb, the opposite of holy, sometimes in opposition to ritually clean (1 Tim 1:9; Acts 10:15; Prov 30:8-9; Num 18:32; see “clean or unclean”). Less frequently, something profane is something common or vulgar.
  19. One not initiated into the Fraternity of Craft, a non Mason.
  20. In a spiritual context, to insult, misrepresent, deny or make some other negative expression towards that which is considered sacred, or to take an action against that which is considered sacred, or to take an action with malice towards that which is considered sacred. ...
  21. That which belongs to the mundane, everyday world.
  22. the sphere of the ordinary and routine; the everyday, natural world.
  23. Gas used in profane heaters.
  24. to make dirty or unclean
  25. having contempt for God