profane
verb
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
debauch the young people with wine and women
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- sensualise hyponym
- infect hyponym
- lead off hyponym
- poison hyponym
- bastardize hyponym
- suborn hyponym
Related & opposite
- degradation derivation
- subversion derivation
- demoralization derivation
- profanation derivation
- debauch derivation
- depravity derivation
- rounder derivation
- pervert derivation
- ravisher derivation
- purchasable derivation
- corruptive derivation
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by profanity or cursing
foul-mouthed and blasphemous
Related & opposite
- unsanctification derivation
- blasphemy derivation
- profanity derivation
- dirty similar to
Sense 3 verb
violate the sacred character of a place or language
desecrate a cemetery
Types & categories
- assault hypernym
Related & opposite
- usurpation derivation
- irreverence derivation
- profanation derivation
- offensive derivation
Sense 4 adjective
not concerned with or devoted to religion
sacred and profane music
Related & opposite
- earthly also see
- impious also see
- worldly also see
- sacred antonym
- profaneness derivation
- lay similar to
- profanatory similar to
Sense 5 adjective
not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
Related & opposite
- unholy similar to
Sense 6 adjective
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
Related & opposite
- profanation derivation
- sacrilegiousness derivation
- profaneness derivation
- irreverent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | degradation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subversion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demoralization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | profanation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | depravity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rounder |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pervert |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ravisher |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purchasable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | corruptive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensualise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poison |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bastardize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suborn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsanctification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blasphemy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | profanity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dirty |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | usurpation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | irreverence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | profanation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | assault |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | earthly |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | impious |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | worldly |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | sacred |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | profaneness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | lay |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | profanatory |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | unholy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | profanation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacrilegiousness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | profaneness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | irreverent |