English-Thai Dictionary
profane
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profane
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PROFANE
a.[L. profanus; pro and fanum, a temple. ] 1. Irreverent to any thing sacred; applied to persons. A man is profane when he takes the name of God in vain, or treats sacred things with abuse and irreverence.
2. Irreverent; proceeding from a contempt of sacred things, or implying it; as profane words or language; profane swearing.
3. Not sacred; secular; relating to secular things; as profane history.
4. Polluted; not pure.
Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things.
5. Not purified or holy; allowed for common use; as a profane place. Ezekiel 42:2 ; Ezekiel 48:15.
6. Obscene; heathenish; tending to bring reproach on religion; as profane fables. 1 Timothy 4:7.
Profane is used chiefly in Scripture in opposition to holy, or qualified ceremonially for sacred services.
PROFANE
v.t.To violate any thing sacred, or treat it with abuse, irreverence, obloquy or contempt; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the sabbath; to profane the Scriptures or the ordinances of God. 1. To pollute; to defile; to apply to temporal uses; to use as base or common. Ezekiel 24:21.
2. To violate. Malachi 2:1 -11.
3. To pollute; to debase. Leviticus 21:4.
4. To put to a wrong use.
PROFANED
pp. Violated; treated with irreverence or abuse; applied to common uses; polluted.
PROFANELY
adv. With irreverence to sacred things or names. The character of God profanely impeached.
1. With abuse or contempt for any thing venerable.
That proud scholar--speaks of Homer too profanely.
PROFANENESS
n.Irreverence of sacred things; particularly, the use of language which implies irreverence towards God; the taking of God's name in vain. Profaneness in men is vulgar and odious; in females, is shocking and detestable.
PROFANER
n.One who by words or actions, treats sacred things with irreverence; one who uses profane language. 1. A polluter; a defiler; as a profaner of the temple.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PROFANE
Pro *fane ", a. Etym: [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before + fanum temple. See 1st Fane. ]
1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place. "Profane authors." I. Disraeli. The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine. Gibbon.
2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy. Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue. 1 Tim. i. 9.
Syn. -- Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed; unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked; godless; impious. See Impious.
PROFANE
Pro *fane ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Profaning. ]Etym: [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See Profane, a.]
1. To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God. The priests in the temple profane the sabbath. Matt. xii. 5.
2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. So idly to profane the precious time. Shak.
PROFANELY
PROFANELY Pro *fane "ly, adv.
Defn: In a profane manner. The character of God profanely impeached. Dr. T. Dwight.
PROFANENESS
PROFANENESS Pro *fane "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of profane language.
PROFANER
PROFANER Pro *fan "er, n.
Defn: One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language. Hooker.
New American Oxford Dictionary
profane
pro fane |prəˈfān, prō -prəˈfeɪn | ▶adjective 1 relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious: a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane. • (of a person ) not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge: he was an agnostic, a profane man. 2 (of a person or their behavior ) not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent: desecration of the temple by profane adolescents. • (of language ) blasphemous or obscene. ▶verb [ with obj. ] treat (something sacred ) with irreverence or disrespect: it was a serious matter to profane a tomb. DERIVATIVES prof a na tion |ˌpräfəˈnāSHən, ˌprō - |noun, pro fane ly adverb, pro fane ness noun, pro fan er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘heathen ’): from Old French prophane, from Latin profanus ‘outside the temple, not sacred, ’ from pro- (from pro ‘before ’) + fanum ‘temple. ’
Oxford Dictionary
profane
profane |prəˈfeɪn | ▶adjective 1 not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular: a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane. • (of a person ) not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge: he was an agnostic, a profane man. 2 (of a person or their behaviour ) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent: a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb. • (of language ) blasphemous or obscene. ▶verb [ with obj. ] treat (something sacred ) with irreverence or disrespect: it was a serious matter to profane a tomb. DERIVATIVES profanation |prɒfəˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun, profanely adverb, profaneness noun, profaner noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘heathen ’): from Old French prophane, from Latin profanus ‘outside the temple, not sacred ’, from pro- (from Latin pro ‘before ’) + fanum ‘temple ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
profane
profane adjective 1 subjects both sacred and profane: secular, lay, nonreligious, temporal; formal laic. ANTONYMS religious, sacred. 2 a profane man: irreverent, irreligious, ungodly, godless, unbelieving, impious, disrespectful, sacrilegious. ANTONYMS reverent. 3 profane language: obscene, blasphemous, indecent, foul, vulgar, crude, filthy, dirty, smutty, coarse, rude, offensive, indecorous. ANTONYMS decorous. ▶verb invaders profaned our sacred temples: desecrate, violate, defile, treat sacrilegiously.
Oxford Thesaurus
profane
profane adjective 1 a talk that tackled subjects both sacred and profane: secular, lay, non-religious, non-church, temporal, worldly, earthly; unsanctified, unconsecrated, unhallowed; rare laic. ANTONYMS religious, sacred. 2 a profane, unprincipled man: irreverent, ungodly, godless, impious, disrespectful, irreligious, unbelieving, disbelieving, sacrilegious, idolatrous. 3 he was famous for his wildly profane language: obscene, blasphemous, foul, vulgar, crude, filthy, dirty, smutty, coarse, rude, offensive, scurrilous, off colour, indecent, indecorous; rare Fescennine, Cyprian. ANTONYMS decorous. ▶verb it was a serious matter to profane a tomb: desecrate, violate, defile, treat with disrespect, debase, degrade, contaminate, pollute, taint.
Duden Dictionary
Profane
Pro fa ne substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |Prof a ne |die /eine Profane; der /einer Profanen, die Profanen /zwei Profane Unheilige, Ungeweihte
Profaner
Pro fa ner substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich, Fachsprache |Prof a ner |der Profane /ein Profaner; des /eines Profanen, die Profanen /zwei Profane Unheiliger, Ungeweihter
French Dictionary
profane
profane adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui n ’est pas initié, qui ne s ’y connaît pas. : Une profane en musique, mais un expert en informatique. Elles sont profanes en mécanique. adjectif et nom masculin Qui n ’est pas religieux. : La musique profane. Le profane et le sacré. ANTONYME sacré .
profaner
profaner v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Violer une chose sacrée. : Profaner une église. 2 figuré Dégrader une chose importante, manquer au respect qui lui est dû. SYNONYME avilir . aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
profane
pro fane /prəféɪn , ｟米 ｠proʊ -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 神聖を汚 （けが ）すような, 冒涜 （ぼうとく ）的な, 罰当たりな .2 比較なし 神聖でない, 世俗的な (↔sacred ).動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈神聖な物 〉を汚す, 冒涜する .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary