Profane Definition
prō-fān, prə-
profaned, profanes, profaning, profaner, profanest
adjective
profaner, profanest
Not connected with religion or religious matters; secular.
Profane art.
Webster's New World
Not initiated into the inner mysteries or esoteric knowledge of something.
Webster's New World
Showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; irreverent.
Webster's New World
Not hallowed or consecrated.
Webster's New World
Vulgar; coarse.
American Heritage
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verb
profaned, profanes, profaning
To treat (sacred things) with irreverence or contempt; desecrate.
Webster's New World
To put to a base or improper use; debase; defile.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Profane
Adjective
Origin of Profane
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Middle English prophane from Old French from Latin profānus from prō fānō in front of the temple prō- before, outside pro–1 fānō ablative of fānum temple dhēs- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean"), from pro- (“before") + fānum (“temple").
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