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Of or relating to the material world; worldly:
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- Of or relating to the material world; worldly:
- Of, relating to, or limited by time:
- Secular or lay; civil:
Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary:
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- Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary:
- Of a passing nature; not enduring or permanent; temporary, fleeting, or ephemeral; transient
Passing quickly or soon; fleeting; ephemeral
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- Passing quickly or soon; fleeting; ephemeral
- Staying only for a short time
Impious or immoral:
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- Impious or immoral:
- Impious; wicked
- Having no god:
Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
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- Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
- Having no relation to religion; nonreligious.
That is or involves sacrilege
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- That is or involves sacrilege
- Guilty of sacrilege
- Committing sacrilege or characterized by sacrilege.
To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:
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- To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:
- To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable:
- To deprive of something of value by or as by force; rob; plunder
To assail with scornful or abusive language; vituperate.
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- To assail with scornful or abusive language; vituperate.
- To use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names
To reject or refuse with derision:
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- To reject or refuse with derision:
- To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy:
- To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity:
To mimic or resemble closely:
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- To mimic or resemble closely:
- To hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule
- In a false or insincere manner
To speak blasphemy.
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- To speak blasphemy.
- To speak irreverently or profanely of or to (God or sacred things)
- To curse or revile
To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow:
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- To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow:
- To declare solemnly in the name of God or of something held sacred
- To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing:
To swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
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- To swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
- To call evil or injury down on; damn
- To utter a curse or curses; swear; blaspheme
To curse or curse at.
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- To curse or curse at.
- To curse; swear (at)
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Characterized by blasphemy; irreverent or profane
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- Characterized by blasphemy; irreverent or profane
- Constituting blasphemy.
- Committing or tending to commit blasphemy.
That is or involves sacrilege
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- That is or involves sacrilege
- Guilty of sacrilege
- Committing sacrilege or characterized by sacrilege.
Not of or belonging to a particular profession; nonprofessional:
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- Not of or belonging to a particular profession; nonprofessional:
- Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
- Of, relating to, or involving the laity:
Worldly rather than spiritual:
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- Worldly rather than spiritual:
- Not relating to religion or to a religious body; nonreligious:
- Of or relating to worldly things as distinguished from things relating to church and religion; not sacred or religious; temporal; worldly
Of or near the temple or temples (of the head)
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- Of or near the temple or temples (of the head)
- Of, relating to, or limited by time:
- Secular or lay; civil:
Like or fit for a barnyard; earthy, smutty, etc.
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- Like or fit for a barnyard; earthy, smutty, etc.
- Of or pertaining to a barnyard.
- Coarse or indecent:
Characteristic of a bawd; indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
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- Characteristic of a bawd; indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
- Humorously coarse; lewd or risqué:
Covering a wide scope; general:
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- Covering a wide scope; general:
- Full; open:
- Vulgar; ribald:
Rough, especially to the touch:
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- Rough, especially to the touch:
- Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
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- Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
- Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination:
- Malicious or scandalous:
Licentious; obscene.
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- Licentious; obscene.
- Vulgar; obscene; scurrilous
Full of filth; disgustingly foul
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- Full of filth; disgustingly foul
- Vile; nasty:
- Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.
Extremely dirty or impure; disgustingly filthy
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- Extremely dirty or impure; disgustingly filthy
- Entangled or enwrapped:
- (--- Baseball) Outside the foul lines:
Lacking fine distinctions or specific details
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- Lacking fine distinctions or specific details
- Broad; general:
- On a large scale; not fine or detailed:
(Obs.) Unlearned; ignorant
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- (Obs.) Unlearned; ignorant
- Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
- Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
Unpleasant or annoying:
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- Unpleasant or annoying:
- (--- Archaic) Dirty; filthy.
- Disgusting or repellent:
Exceptionally repugnant to the contemporary standards of decency and morality within the community; grossly obnoxious to the notions of acceptable behavior. Exceptionally repugnant to the contemporary standards of decency and morality within the community; grossly obnoxious to the notions of acceptable behavior.
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- Exceptionally repugnant to the contemporary standards of decency and morality within the community; grossly obnoxious to the notions of acceptable behavior. Exceptionally repugnant to the contemporary standards of decency and morality within the community; grossly obnoxious to the notions of acceptable behavior.
- (--- Law) 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.
- (Law) Designating or of books, films, etc. which when judged by contemporary community standards, are found to appeal to a prurient interest in sex, be patently offensive, and have no serious artistic, scientific, or social value
Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
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- Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
- Characterized by coarse or vulgar joking or mocking; esp., dealing with sex in a humorously earthy or direct way
Maliciously insulting; slanderous, libelous, etc.
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- Maliciously insulting; slanderous, libelous, etc.
- (Archaic) Characterized by indecent or abusive language; coarse; vulgar
- Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
Pornographic or indecent
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- Pornographic or indecent
- Soiled with smut
- Affected with plant smut
Of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular
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- Of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular
- Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
- Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
Uninhibited. Used of sex.
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- Uninhibited. Used of sex.
- Grimy; unkempt:
- Of poor quality, appearance, etc.; dirty, cheap, sloppy, etc.
To have sexual intercourse with (a woman who is a virgin).
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- To have sexual intercourse with (a woman who is a virgin).
- To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
- (Old-fashioned, Literary) To violate the chastity of; deflower
To inappropriately change.
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- To inappropriately change.
- To take away the sacredness of; treat as not sacred; profane
- To violate the sacredness of; profane.
To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt:
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- To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt:
- To contaminate (water, air, etc.) with harmful chemicals, waste material, etc.
- To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors:
To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to (a law or promise, for example).
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- To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to (a law or promise, for example).
- To disturb rudely or improperly; interrupt:
- To do harm to (property or qualities considered sacred); desecrate or defile.
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