profaner

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pro·fane

(prō-fān′, prə-)

adj.

1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.

2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular: sacred and profane music.

3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.

4. Vulgar; coarse.

tr.v. pro·faned, pro·fan·ing, pro·fanes

1. To treat with irreverence: profane the name of God.

2. To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse.

[Middle English prophane, from Old French, from Latin profānus, from prō fānō, in front of the temple : prō-, before, outside; see pro-¹ + fānō, ablative of fānum, temple; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·fan′a·to′ry (prō-făn′ə-tôr′ē, prə-) adj.

pro·fane′ly adv.

pro·fan′er n.

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