pro|fan´er

pro|fan´er
pro|fane «pruh FAYN», adjective, verb, -faned, -fan|ing.
–adj.
1. with contempt or disregard for God or holy things: »

a profane man using profane language.

SYNONYM(S): irreverent, blasphemous.
2. not sacred; worldly: »

profane literature.

SYNONYM(S): secular.
3. ritually unclean or polluted.
4. not initiated into religious rites or mysteries.
5. common; vulgar: »

the profane rites of savages.

–v.t.
1. to treat (holy things) with contempt or disregard: »

Soldiers profaned the church when they stabled their horses in it.

SYNONYM(S): desecrate, violate.
2. to put to wrong or unworthy use: »

I feel me much to blame, So idly to profane the precious time (Shakespeare).

╂[< Old French prophane, learned borrowing from Latin profānus (literally) not consecrated prō- outside of + fānum shrine]
–pro|fane´ly, adverb.
–pro|fane´ness, noun.
–pro|fan´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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