profane

Words with a similar base: profane

'profane'

[corrupt.v.01] as in: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

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

'profane'

[desecrate.v.01] as in: violate the sacred character of a place or language

Examples:
desecrate a cemetery
violate the sanctity of the church
profane the name of God

'profane'

[blasphemous.s.02] as in: characterized by profanity or cursing

Examples:
foul-mouthed and blasphemous
blue language
profane words

'profane'

[profane.a.02] as in: not concerned with or devoted to religion; ; ; ,

Examples:
sacred and profane music
secular drama
secular architecture
children being brought up in an entirely profane environment

'profane'

[profane.s.02] as in: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

'profane'

[blasphemous.s.01] as in: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Examples:
blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
profane utterances against the Church
it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on

Origins

					profane (English)
└── prophane (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── profanus (Latin)

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