Sinonimo di: Profane (agg. e s.m.)

From from profanus, properly, before the temple, i.e., without the temple, unholy; pro- before + fanum temple; via .

Rhymes: Image: -eɪn+Rhymes:English:-eɪn+|-eɪn+-eɪn

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.
2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
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.

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