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as in temporal
not involving religion or religious matters
it was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties
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as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
offended by the profane language that her coworkers used so casually
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
his idea of dinner table conversation is the telling of profane stories about his alleged sexual exploits
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as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories
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as in to misuse
to put to a bad or improper use
profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies
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as in to violate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
invading troops profaned the altar by playing poker on it
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Recent Examples of profane
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Consistency in one’s commitment to living by one’s own values — even profane, chaotic, nihilistic ones — feels rare right now.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
The narrative is that of a leader who has experienced vilification at the hands of enemies who are both secular (and thus profane) and intensely demonic.
—Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
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Adjective
Last week, a user was even able to prompt it to deliver a profane rant against Musk and others for trying distort the reality of the Israel-Hamas war.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Consistency in one’s commitment to living by one’s own values — even profane, chaotic, nihilistic ones — feels rare right now.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Her husband, the exuberant and often profane former Dodgers manager who won two World Series championships, died Jan. 7 at 93.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
The narrative is that of a leader who has experienced vilification at the hands of enemies who are both secular (and thus profane) and intensely demonic.
—Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profane
Adjective
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The Science of Temporal Distancing Another EQ technique that pairs beautifully with Wright's insight is something called temporal distancing.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For video chats, a low-latency Super Resolution filter, temporal noise filtering, and frame interpolation can improve video quality and smooth a low-frame-rate video chat.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Guests will enjoy the experience free from disruptive behavior, foul language, obscene gestures, fighting, unruly conduct or inconsiderate actions.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Other users called her obscene names, threatened to show up at her workplace, or sent her a photograph of guns.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The baffling Windows 11 update bug that corrupted SSDs now appears to be linked to storage drives running pre-release firmware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These jokes revolved around the idea of misusing objects, like putting food on their heads, and pretend play like washing hands without soap or water.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is in prison after being convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering for misusing billions of dollars in customer funds.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just days ago, Russian drones violated Polish airspace, drawing a reaction from NATO.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That means public institutions that fire workers for comments in their personal capacity may be violating their constitutional rights, experts told IndyStar.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Herzl and many other Zionist luminaries came from secular backgrounds, but the movement also included more observant Jews.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The strong gains look set to continue for TSLA from a technical perspective, noting the stock is far from overbought territory per the monthly stochastics, and the upper boundary of a secular uptrend channel puts resistance above $500.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In some cases, performance degraded despite having access to better tools.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, as seals in the engines, designed to stop leaks, wear and degrade, oil seeps in and vaporizes in the heat, releasing toxic compounds onboard.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Profane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profane. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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