PROFANE


Meaning of PROFANE in English

(~s, profaning, ~d)

1.

Profane behaviour shows disrespect for a religion or religious things. (FORMAL)

...~ language.

ADJ

2.

Something that is ~ is concerned with everyday life rather than religion and spiritual things.

Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for ~ or secular purposes.

? spiritual

ADJ

3.

If someone ~s a religious belief or institution, they treat it with disrespect. (FORMAL)

They have ~d the long upheld traditions of the Church.

VERB: V n

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