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PROFA'NE, 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. Ezek.42. and 48.

6. Obscene; heathenish; tending to bring reproach on religion; as profane fables. 1 Tim.4.

Profane is used chiefly in Scripture in opposition to holy, or qualified ceremonially for sacred services.

PROFA'NE, 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. Ezek.24.

2. To violate. Mal.2.

3. To pollute; to debase.Lev.21.

4. To put to a wrong use.


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PROFA'NE, 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. Ezek.42. and 48.

6. Obscene; heathenish; tending to bring reproach on religion; as profane fables. 1 Tim.4.

Profane is used chiefly in Scripture in opposition to holy, or qualified ceremonially for sacred services.

PROFA'NE, 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. Ezek.24.

2. To violate. Mal.2.

3. To pollute; to debase.Lev.21.

4. To put to a wrong use.

PRO-FANE', a. [L. profanus; pro and fanum, a temple; It. and Sp. profano; Fr. profane.]

  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. – Ralegh.
  5. Not purified or holy; allowed for common use; as, a profane place. – Ezek. xlii and xlviii.
  6. Obscene; heathenish; tending to bring reproach on religion; as, profane fables. – 1 Tim. iv. Profane is used chiefly in Scripture in opposition to holy, or qualified ceremonially for sacred services.

PRO-FANE', v.t.

  1. 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. – Dwight.
  2. To pollute; to defile; to apply to temporal uses; to use as base or common. – Ezek. xxiv.
  3. To violate. – Mal. ii.
  4. To pollute; to debase. – Lev. xxi.
  5. To put to a wrong use. – Shak.

Pro*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. 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.

  3. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.

    Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things. Sir W. Raleigh.

  4. 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.

  5. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.

    Hence, specifical
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Profane

PROFA'NE, adjective [Latin 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 42:20. and 48.

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.

PROFA'NE, verb transitive 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 2:11.

3. To pollute; to debase.Leviticus 21:4.

4. To put to a wrong use.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

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