profane, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
characterized by profanity or cursing
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
blasphemous blue profane
sample sentences
"foul-mouthed and blasphemous""blue language"
"profane words"
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grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
blasphemous profane sacrilegious
sample sentences
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath""profane utterances against the Church"
"it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
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not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
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profane unconsecrated unsanctified
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not concerned with or devoted to religion
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profane secular
sample sentences
"sacred and profane music""secular drama"
"secular architecture"
"children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
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