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The correct spelling is profane.
How to pronounce profane
/pɹəˈfeɪn/
nounIPA: /pɹəˈfeɪn/
Say it like: Pro-fan-e
The correct spelling is profane. A person or thing that is profane. For example: "One should not profane the name of God."
Usage Examples
“One should not profane the name of God.”
“profane authors”
“a profane person, word, oath, or tongue”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person or thing that is profane.
- 2.A person not a Mason.
verb
- 1.To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
- 2.To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
adjective
- 1.Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- 2.Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- 3.Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
- 4.Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain
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