Another word for profane
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Adjective
Showing irreverence and contempt for something sacred
- Committing sacrilege or characterized by sacrilege.
- Committing or tending to commit blasphemy.
- Constituting blasphemy.
See also:Not religious in subject matter, form, or use
- Of, relating to, or devoted to the material world, especially in contrast to spiritual concerns.
- Experienced in human affairs; sophisticated or worldly-wise:
- In a worldly manner.
- Of, relating to, or limited by time:
- Of or relating to the material world; worldly:
- Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing:
- Worldly rather than spiritual:
- Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious:
- Not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order. Used of clergy.
- To cause to lie down:
- To place in or bring to a particular position:
- To bury.
See also:Offensive to accepted standards of decency
- Obscene, lewd, or vulgar:
- Grimy; unkempt:
- Uninhibited. Used of sex.
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- soiled with smut
- affected with plant smut
- pornographic or indecent
- Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
- Expressed in vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
- Of a malicious or slanderous nature; defamatory:
- Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
- A vulgar, lewdly funny person.
- Offensive to accepted standards of decency.
- Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
- Morally repulsive; disgusting:
- Disgusting or repellent:
- Unpleasantly cold or wet:
- Dirty; filthy.
- Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
- Obscene; indecent.
- Wicked.
- Exclusive of deductions; total:
- Unmitigated in any way; utter:
- So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
- Offensive to the senses; revolting:
- Having a bad odor or taste:
- Rotten or putrid:
- Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.
- Obscene or offensive:
- Vile; nasty:
- Licentious; obscene.
- Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
- Spreading dirt; polluting:
- Apt to soil with dirt or grime:
- Of low, common, or inferior quality.
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Vulgar or indecent:
- Wide in extent from side to side:
- Large in expanse; spacious:
- Having a certain width from side to side:
- Humorously coarse; lewd or risqué:
- The area surrounding a barn, often enclosed by a fence.
- Coarse or indecent:
See also:
Verb
To spoil or mar the sanctity of
- To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to (a law or promise, for example).
- To assault (a person) sexually.
- To do harm to (property or qualities considered sacred); desecrate or defile.
- To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter.
- To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors:
- To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt:
- To violate the sacredness of; profane.
- To make filthy or dirty; pollute:
- To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt:
- To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
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Another word for profane
Modifier
Worldly
- Passing with time; transitory:
- Remaining in a place only a brief time:
- Decaying with time, especially as a simple exponential function of time.
- Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary:
- Of, relating to, or limited by time:
- Of or relating to the material world; worldly:
- Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing:
See also:Irreverent
- Committing sacrilege or characterized by sacrilege.
- Hostile or indifferent to religion; ungodly.
- Recognizing or worshiping no god.
- Impious or immoral:
- Having no god:
Verb
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- To curse or curse at.
- A curse.
- A stubborn or annoying person or animal.
- An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
- Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
- A source or cause of evil; a scourge:
- To make a solemn declaration, invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing, in confirmation of and witness to the honesty or truth of such a declaration.
- To make a solemn promise; vow.
- To use obscene or blasphemous language; curse.
- To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
- To revile; execrate.
- To speak blasphemy.
- To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride:
- To imitate in fun or derision:
- To mimic or resemble closely:
- Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy:
- The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision:
- The state of being despised or dishonored:
- To assail with scornful or abusive language; vituperate.
- To use scornful or abusive language.
- To make dirty; soil.
- To cast aspersions upon; speak badly of.
- To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:
- To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable:
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