profane - Meaning in Gujarati

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profane - Meaning in Gujarati

profane Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of profane in English

profane adjective

1. characterized by profanity or cursing

   Synonyms

   blasphemous, blue, blue

   Examples

   • "blue language"
   • "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"
   • "profane words"
2. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

   Synonyms

   blasphemous, sacrilegious

   Examples

   • "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"
   • "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
   • "profane utterances against the Church"
3. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

   Synonyms

   unconsecrated, unsanctified

4. not concerned with or devoted to religion

   Synonyms

   secular

   Examples

   • "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
   • "sacred and profane music"
   • "secular architecture"
   • "secular drama"

profane verb

1. violate the sacred character of a place or language

   Synonyms

   desecrate, outrage, violate

   Examples

   • "desecrate a cemetery"
   • "profane the name of God"
   • "violate the sanctity of the church"
2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

   Synonyms

   corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, pervert, subvert, vitiate

   Examples

   • "corrupt the morals"
   • "debauch the young people with wine and women"
   • "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
   • "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"

Synonyms of profane

• desecrate, outrage, violate
• corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, subvert, vitiate
• blasphemous, blue
• blasphemous, sacrilegious
• unconsecrated, unsanctified
• secular

Antonyms of profane

sacred

More matches for profane

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