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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Profaning.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See
     Profane, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse,
        irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to
        pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the
        Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The priests in the temple profane the sabbath.
                                                    --Matt. xii.
                                                    5.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base
        employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Profane \Pro*fane"\, a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before
     the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before +
     fanum temple. See 1st Fane.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity;
        unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than
        sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or
        inspired; as, a profane place. ``Profane authors.'' --I.
        Disraeli.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.
                                                    --Gibbon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect,
        irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
        Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the
        name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a
        profane person, word, oath, or tongue. --1 Tim. i. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed;
          unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked;
          godless; impious. See Impious.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Profaning.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See
     Profane, a.]
     1. To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse,
        irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to
        pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the
        Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
  
              The priests in the temple profane the sabbath.
                                                    --Matt. xii.
                                                    5.
  
     2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base
        employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
  
              So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Profane \Pro*fane"\, a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before
     the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before +
     fanum temple. See 1st Fane.]
     1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity;
        unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than
        sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or
        inspired; as, a profane place. ``Profane authors.'' --I.
        Disraeli.
  
              The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.
                                                    --Gibbon.
  
     2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
  
              Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
     3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect,
        irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
        Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the
        name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a
        profane person, word, oath, or tongue. --1 Tim. i. 9.
  
     Syn: Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed;
          unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked;
          godless; impious. See Impious.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  profane
       adj 1: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
              blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: blasphemous,
               blue]
       2: not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane
          music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane
          environment" [ant: sacred]
       3: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn: unconsecrated,
           unsanctified]
       4: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred;
          "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane
          utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to
          enter with shoes on" [syn: blasphemous, sacrilegious]
       v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
            the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
            accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
            subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: corrupt,
             pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch,
             debase, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]
       2: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
          "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the
          church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate, outrage,
           violate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 που δεν έχει σχέση με τη θρησκεία
     2 (συνηθ)
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 ο μη μυημένος σε κάποια θρησκεία
     2 (συνηθ) γενικά, ο μη μυημένος σε κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     French a.
     1 secular; lay
     2 (l en profane)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it profano  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it profana)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: profanar)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv profan  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     a.
     1 unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or
  thing.
     2 Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious
  matters, secular.
     3 Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or
  scorn; blasphemous, impious.
     4 Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain
     n.
     A person or thing that is profane.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with
  abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
     2 (lb en transitive) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to
  abuse; to defile.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     French a.
     1 secular; lay
     2 (l en profane)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it profano  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it profana)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: profanar)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv profan  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     French a.
     1 secular; lay
     2 (l en profane)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it profano  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it profana)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: profanar)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv profan  def natm s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 p rofan e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     Engelska a.
     profan, världslig

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  profane
     a.
     (böjning sv adj profan)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  تجديفي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  profane //pɹəˈfeɪn// 
  1. ми́рски, непосвете́н, све́тски
  Not sacred or holy
  2. богоху́лен 2.
  Treating sacred matters with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity
   3.
  taking the name of God in vain
  3. нечести́в
  unclean; impure; polluted; unholy

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  profane //pɹəˈfeɪn// 
  осквернявам
  To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  profanovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/ 
  bezbožný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/ 
  profánní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/ 
  rouhavý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/ 
  etw. entweihen, schänden, beflecken [geh.] , besudeln  [geh.]
     Synonyms: desecrate, defile sth.
  
   see: desecrating, profaning, defiling, desecrated, profaned, defiled, desecrates, profanes, defiles, desecrated, profaned, defiled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  gottlos, gotteslästerlich, ruchlos 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  profan 
     Synonym: profanatory
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  weltlich 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  
  βέβηλος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  profane //pɹəˈfeɪn// 
  1. maallinen, epäpyhä, profaani
  Not sacred or holy
  2. epäkunnioittava, profaani, rienaava
  Treating sacred matters with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity
  3. epäpyhä, maallinen, profaani
  unclean; impure; polluted; unholy

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  profane //pɹəˈfeɪn// 
  häpäistä 2.
  To put to a wrong or unworthy use
   3.
  To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  profane /prəfæn/
  violer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/ 
  1. सांसारिक
        "He was found guilty of being a profane person."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/ 
  1. अनादर करना
        "Profaning ओङ् one's religion is not appreciatable."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  grješan, laički, neprosvijećen, neupućen, poročan, svjetovan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  1. világias
  2. beavatatlan
  3. durva
  4. világi
  5. káromló
  6. szentségtörô
  7. átkozódó
  8. profán
  9. istenkáromló
  10. pogány
  11. avatatlan

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  profane //pɹəˈfeɪn// 
  1. 世俗
  Not sacred or holy
  2. 卑賎, 汚らわしい
  Treating sacred matters with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  profane //pɹəˈfeɪn// 
  冒涜, 汚す, 蔑む
  To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  profane /prəfæn/
  ontheiligen, ontwijden, profaneren, schenden, verontheiligen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  profane /prəˈfeɪn/
  I.   1.  świecki
   2.  nie wtajemniczony
   3.  bluźnierczy
  II.    profanować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  profane /prəfæn/
  desonrar, profanar, violar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  profane /pɹəfˈeɪn/
  1. bulaştırmak, pisletmek, kirletmek
  2. hürmetsizce kullanmak: kötüye kullanmak, suiistimal etmek
  3. kâfir, zındık
  4. adi, bayağı
  5. mukaddes olmayan, cismani, dini işlerden ayrı olan
  6. küfür kabilinden. profanely  hürmetsizce. profaneness  kutsal olmayan şey
  7. küfür.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  profane /pʁofˈan/
  disakr, disakret, bedel, bedus

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  profane /pʁɔ.fan/ 
  ми́рски

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  profane /pʁɔ.fan/ 
  profan

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  profane /pʁɔ.fan/ 
  Laie, Laiin
  Personne qui n’est pas initiée à une science…

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  profane /pʁɔ.fan/ 
  profano

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  profane /pʁɔ.fan/ 
  profānus

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  profane /pʁɔ.fan/ 
  profano

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/pɾoˈfanə/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹoʊˈfeɪn/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  PROFANE. That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is 
  understood one which is neither sacred, nor sanctified, nor religious. Dig. 
  11, 7, 2, 4. Vide Things. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  149 Moby Thesaurus words for "profane":
     Fescennine, Philistine, Rabelaisian, abuse, abusive, apostate,
     atheistic, backsliding, bad, bawdy, befoul, blasphemous, blue,
     calumniatory, calumnious, carnal, carnal-minded, coarse,
     comminatory, commit sacrilege, common, contaminate, contemptuous,
     contumelious, convert, corrupt, cursing, damnatory, debase,
     defalcate, defile, defiled, degrade, denunciatory, desecrate,
     dirty, disbelieving, dishonor, disrespectful, divert, dysphemistic,
     earthly, earthy, embezzle, epithetic, ethnic, excommunicative,
     excommunicatory, execratory, fallen, fallen from grace, filthy,
     fleshly, foul, foul-mouthed, fulminatory, gentile, godless,
     heathen, idolatrous, immodest, impious, imprecatory, improper,
     impure, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, infidel, infidelic,
     iniquitous, irreligious, irreverent, lapsed, lay, low,
     maladminister, maledictory, material, materialistic, misapply,
     misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, mundane,
     nasty, naughty, nonsacred, obscene, off color, pagan, peculate,
     pervert, pilfer, pollute, profanatory, prostitute, raunchy, raw,
     recidivist, recidivistic, recreant, renegade, reprobate, ribald,
     risque, sacrilegious, scatologic, scurrile, scurrilous, secular,
     sinful, smutty, taboo, taint, temporal, terrestrial, the fleshly,
     the mundane, the profane, the secular, the temporal, the unholy,
     the worldly, tref, unbelieving, unblessed, unclean, uncouth,
     undutiful, ungodly, unhallowed, unholy, unmentionable, unprintable,
     unregenerate, unsacred, unsanctified, unspiritual, venomous, vile,
     violate, vitiate, vituperative, vulgar, wicked, worldly
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 世俗的,不敬神的,亵渎的;
  v. 亵渎,玷污;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 世俗的,不敬神的,亵渎的
     vt. 亵渎,玷污

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