modified
Worldly
temporal, transitory, transient; see worldly 2.
Irreverent
godless, irreligious, sacrilegious; see atheistic, impious.
verb
despoil, commit sacrilege, befoul, revile, commit sin, be irreligious, scorn, mock, indulge in vice, be evil, do wrong, blaspheme, swear, curse, cuss*.
See profane in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Showing irreverence and contempt for something sacred:
Not religious in subject matter, form, or use:
Offensive to accepted standards of decency:
To spoil or mar the sanctity of:
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