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profane
English
Etymology
From Middle French prophane, from Latin prof?nus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“before”) + f?num (“temple”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p???fe?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Adjective
profane (comparative profaner or more profane, superlative profanest or most profane)
- Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- 1614, Walter Raleigh, The History of the World
- Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things.
- 1614, Walter Raleigh, The History of the World
- Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- 1781, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 2
- A sonnet in praise of Rome was accepted as the effusion of genius and gratitude; and after the whole procession had visited the Vatican, the profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.
- 1781, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 2
- Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
- Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain
- a profane person, word, oath, or tongue
Synonyms
- (obscene): vulgar, inappropriate, obscene, debased, uncouth, offensive, ignoble, mean, lewd
- secular
- temporal
- worldly
- unsanctified
- unhallowed
- unholy
- irreligious
- irreverent
- ungodly
- wicked
- godless
- impious
Antonyms
- holy
- sacred
Translations
Noun
profane (plural profanes)
- A person or thing that is profane.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 244:
- The nuns were employed in religious duties established in honour of St Clare, and to which no profane was ever admitted.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 244:
- (freemasonry) A person not a Mason.
Verb
profane (third-person singular simple present profanes, present participle profaning, simple past and past participle profaned)
- (transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
- (transitive) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
Synonyms
- (violate something sacred): defile, unhallow; see also Thesaurus:desecrate
- (put to a wrong or unworthy use): abase, adulterate, degrade, demean, misapply, misuse, pervert
Antonyms
- (violate something sacred): consecrate, sanctify; see also Thesaurus:consecrate
Translations
Related terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prof?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.fan/
Adjective
profane (plural profanes)
- secular; lay
- Synonyms: laïque, séculier
- Antonym: sacré
- profane
Related terms
Further reading
- “profane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
profane f pl
- feminine plural of profano
Noun
profane f
- plural of profana
Latin
Adjective
prof?ne
- vocative masculine singular of prof?nus
References
- profane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Verb
profane
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of profanar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of profanar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of profanar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of profanar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?o?fane/, [p?o?fa.ne]
Verb
profane
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of profanar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of profanar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of profanar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of profanar.
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insulting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?lt??/
Adjective
insulting (comparative more insulting, superlative most insulting)
- Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
Derived terms
- insultingly
Translations
Verb
insulting
- present participle of insult
Noun
insulting (plural insultings)
- The act of giving insult.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of a Peacable Temper and Carriage (sermon)
- grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction
- 1689, Thomas Smith, diary
- Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of a Peacable Temper and Carriage (sermon)
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- unlisting
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