profane

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹəˈfeɪn/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or thing that is profane.
    — The nuns were employed in religious duties established in honour of St Clare, and to which no profane was ever admitted.
  2. A person not a Mason.
动词 v.
  1. To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate transitive
    — One should not profane the name of God.
  2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
    — Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things.
  2. Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
    — profane authors
  3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
  4. Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain.
    — a profane person, word, oath, or tongue

词形变化

profaner comparative more profane comparative profanest superlative most profane superlative prophane alternative,hypercorrect,obsolete profanes plural prophane alternative,hypercorrect,obsolete profanes present,singular,third-person profaning participle,present profaned participle,past profaned past prophane alternative,hypercorrect,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
Synonyms: vulgar inappropriate obscene debased uncouth offensive ignoble mean lewd wicked unhallow
反义词
consecrate sanctify
衍生词
nonprofane profanely profaneness profanic semiprofane unprofane profanable
相关词
fan fanatic fane profanation profanatory profanity

词源

词源 1
From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“instead of”) + fānum (“temple”).
词源 2
From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“instead of”) + fānum (“temple”).
词源 3
From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“instead of”) + fānum (“temple”).
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