Antonyms for profane


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : pruh-feyn, proh-
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈfeɪn, proʊ-


Definition of profane

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French profaner, prophaner (13c.) and directly from Latin profanare "to desecrate, render unholy, violate," from profanus "unholy, not consecrated" (see profane (adj.)). Related: Profaned; profaning.
  • adj immoral, crude, disrespectful of religion
  • verb defile, desecrate
Example sentences :
  • It is not profane if I now say, 'with a great price obtained I this freedom.'
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But he did not profane that scene by the mockery of his art.
  • Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • How strikingly different is the course of profane and sacred history!
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • I worshipped the divinity, even while I attempted to profane the altar.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • He would not have it supposed that only the profane or grossly wicked were in danger from the law. '
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • Its unpardonableness.nations, as of a passion atheistical, brutal, and profane.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • The happenings of the next few minutes were noisy and profane.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He was rising but Judge Knowles barked a profane order for him to keep his seat.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • To bid the mockers and them that dare—dare to profane this sanctuary be careful.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Had the Marquis expressed himself aloud he would have been profane.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for profane

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