profane

a. சமயச் சார்பற்ற, விவிலிய ஏடு சாராத, திருநிலைக்குப் புறமான, தீக்கையளிக்கப் பெறாத, திருநிலை ஆணைக்கு மாறான, ஆதாரமற்ற, புனிதநிலை கெட்ட, தெய்வ சிந்தனையான, (வினை.) திருநிலை கெடு, புனித நிலை, அவமதி, ஆசாத அழிமதி செய், தீட்டாக்கு, தெய்வ நிந்தனை செய், தெய்விகத் தன்மையை ஏளனஞ் செய்

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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. 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.