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Profane

prəˈfeɪn

Profane definitions
adjective
profane
  1. not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular

    "a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane"

    secular lay non-religious non-church temporal worldly earthly
    • (of a person) not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge

      "he was an agnostic, a profane man"

  2. (of a person or their behaviour) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent

    "a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb"

    • (of language) blasphemous or obscene
verb
profane profaned profanes profaning
  1. treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect

    "it was a serious matter to profane a tomb"