profane

  • 21profane — pro|fane1 [prəˈfeın] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: prophane, from Latin profanus, from fanum temple ] 1.) showing a lack of respect for God or holy things ▪ profane language 2.) related to ordinary life, not religion or holy… …

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  • 22profane — 1 adjective 1 showing disrespect for God or for holy things, using rude words, or religious words wrongly: a profane action | uttering profane curses 2 formal not religious, ordinary or holy but dealing with human life: sacred and profane art… …

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  • 23profane — 1. adjective 1) subjects both sacred and profane Syn: secular, lay, nonreligious, temporal; formal laic Ant: religious, sacred 2) a profane man Syn: irreverent, irreligious …

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  • 24Profané — Profanation La profanation est un acte dit sacrilège, consistant en un mélange réel ou symbolique d éléments du sacré avec des éléments du profane, d une façon qui n est pas prévue par les règles et rituels du sacré, ou qui va à leur encontre. Il …

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  • 25profane — profanely, adv. profaneness, n. profaner, n. /preuh fayn , proh /, adj., v., profaned, profaning. adj. 1. characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious. 2. not devoted to holy or religious purposes;… …

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  • 26profane — I UK [prəˈfeɪn] / US adjective formal 1) showing a lack of respect for God or religious objects, places, or beliefs 2) not relating to religion II UK [prəˈfeɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms profane : present tense I/you/we/they profane… …

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  • 27profane — a, proufane, o adj. et n. profane. Art profane, musica profana …

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  • 28profane — Synonyms and related words: Fescennine, Philistine, Rabelaisian, abuse, abusive, apostate, atheistic, backsliding, bad, bawdy, befoul, blasphemous, blue, calumniatory, calumnious, carnal, carnal minded, coarse, comminatory, commit sacrilege,… …

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  • 29profane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vulgar; sacrilegious, impious, unhallowed. v. t. debase, desecrate, defile, pollute; abuse. See impiety.Ant., sacred. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Worldly] Syn. temporal, transitory, transient; see… …

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  • 30profane — pro|fane1 [ prə feın ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL showing a lack of respect for God or religious objects, places, or beliefs 2. ) TECHNICAL not relating to religion: SECULAR ─ opposite SACRED profane pro|fane 2 [ prə feın ] verb transitive FORMAL to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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