profane
English Thesaurus
1. violate the sacred character of a place or language (verb.social)
2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | infect, |
| definition | : | corrupt with ideas or an ideology (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | poison, |
| definition | : | spoil as if by poison (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
| definition | : | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | suborn, |
| definition | : | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed (verb.social) |
3. characterized by profanity or cursing (adj.all)
| similar | : | dirty, |
| definition | : | (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency (adj.all) |
4. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (adj.all)
| similar | : | irreverent, |
| definition | : | showing lack of due respect or veneration (adj.all) |
5. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled (adj.all)
6. not concerned with or devoted to religion (adj.all)
| similar | : | laic, lay, secular, |
| definition | : | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy (adj.all) |
| similar | : | profanatory, |
| definition | : | profaning or tending to desecrate (adj.all) |
| also | : | earthly, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven (adj.all) |
| also | : | impious, |
| definition | : | lacking piety or reverence for a god (adj.all) |
| also | : | secular, temporal, worldly, |
| definition | : | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world (adj.all) |
7. violate the sacred character of a place or language (verb.social)
| derivation | : | offensive, violative, |
| definition | : | violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all) |
8. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
| definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | profanation, |
| definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
| definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
9. characterized by profanity or cursing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | blasphemy, |
| definition | : | blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | profanity, |
| definition | : | vulgar or irreverent speech or action (noun.communication) |
10. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sacrilegiousness, |
| definition | : | profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | profaneness, |
| definition | : | an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity (noun.cognition) |
11. not concerned with or devoted to religion (adj.all)
| antonym | : | sacred, |
| definition | : | concerned with religion or religious purposes (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | profaneness, |
| definition | : | an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity (noun.cognition) |
12. violate the sacred character of a place or language (verb.social)
| derivation | : | offensive, violative, |
| definition | : | violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all) |
13. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
| definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | profanation, |
| definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
| definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
14. characterized by profanity or cursing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | blasphemy, |
| definition | : | blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | profanity, |
| definition | : | vulgar or irreverent speech or action (noun.communication) |
15. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sacrilegiousness, |
| definition | : | profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | profaneness, |
| definition | : | an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity (noun.cognition) |
16. not concerned with or devoted to religion (adj.all)
| antonym | : | sacred, |
| definition | : | concerned with religion or religious purposes (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | profaneness, |
| definition | : | an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity (noun.cognition) |
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