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    profane - Dictionary definition and meaning for word profane

    Definition
    (verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
    Example Sentence
    • debauch the young people with wine and women
    • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
    • Do school counselors subvert young children?
    • corrupt the morals
    Definition
    (verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language
    Synonyms : desecrate , outrage , violate
    Example Sentence
    • desecrate a cemetery
    • violate the sanctity of the church
    • profane the name of God
    Definition
    (adj) characterized by profanity or cursing
    Synonyms : blasphemous , blue
    Example Sentence
    • foul-mouthed and blasphemous
    • blue language
    • profane words
    Definition
    (adj) not concerned with or devoted to religion
    Synonyms : secular
    Example Sentence
    • sacred and profane music
    • secular drama
    • secular architecture
    • children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
    Definition
    (adj) not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled Definition
    (adj) grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    Synonyms : blasphemous , sacrilegious
    Example Sentence
    • blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
    • profane utterances against the Church
    • it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for profane

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PROPANE - propane being unextinguishable is not allowed in mosques/temples etc.

when a person is a fan" of porn" films then he is voliated from the good ppl'z gang

threw propane gas on the idol to desecrate it.

profane=peevish+rogue+fan,if some one is a fan of rogue,it means u will not respect the sacred things

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