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Definitions for Profaner
[1] characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
[2] not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular (opposed to sacred).
[3] unholy; heathen; pagan: profane rites.
[4] not initiated into religious rites or mysteries, as persons.
[5] common or vulgar.
[6] to misuse (anything that should be held in reverence or respect); defile; debase; employ basely or unworthily.
[7] to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence or contempt; violate the sanctity of: to profane a shrine.
[8] having or indicating contempt, irreverence, or disrespect for a divinity or something sacred
[9] not designed or used for religious purposes; secular
[10] not initiated into the inner mysteries or sacred rites
[11] vulgar, coarse, or blasphemous profane language
[12] to treat or use (something sacred) with irreverence
[13] to put to an unworthy or improper use
Words related to Profaner
profanedoubter, questioner, agnostic, pessimist, dissenter, cynic, infidel, misanthrope, unbeliever, atheist, heretic, apostate, nihilist, heathen, freethinker, pagan, rationalist, materialist, scoffer, nonbeliever
Words nearby Profaner
profaneprof., prof. eng., profamily, profanation, profanatory, profane, profanity, profascist, profeminist, profert, profess
Origin of Profaner
1350–1400; (adj.) < Latin profānus literally, before (outside of) the temple; replacing Middle English prophane < Medieval Latin prophānus desecrated (see pro-1, fane); (v.) < Latin profānāre, derivative of profānus; replacing Middle English prophanen < Medieval Latin prophānāre to desecrate
Words that may be confused with Profaner
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, profanelewd, obscene, pornographic, profanatory, profane
Other words from Profaner
pro·fane·ly , adverb
pro·fane·ness , noun
pro·fan·er , noun
half-pro·fane , adjective
non·pro·fane , adjective
non·pro·fane·ly , adverb
non·pro·fane·ness , noun
sem·i·pro·fane , adjective
sem·i·pro·fane·ly , adverb
sem·i·pro·fane·ness , noun
un·pro·fane , adjective
un·pro·fane·ly , adverb
un·pro·fane·ness , noun
un·pro·faned , adjective
Word origin for Profaner
C15: from Latin profānus outside the temple, from pro- 1 + fānum temple
Synonyms for Profaner
agnostic, cynic, dissenter, doubter, pessimist, questioner, apostate, atheist, disbeliever, freethinker, heathen, heretic, infidel, materialist, misanthrope, misbeliever, nihilist, pagan, rationalist, scoffer, unbeliever, doubting Thomas