Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  profane 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  profane 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  sensualize,  sensualise,  carnalize,  carnalise 
  =>  lead  off  lead  astray 
  =>  whore 
  =>  poison 
  =>  bastardize,  bastardise 
  =>  suborn 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  profane 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  profane 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  sensualize,  sensualise,  carnalize,  carnalise 
  =>  lead  off  lead  astray 
  =>  whore 
  =>  poison 
  =>  bastardize,  bastardise 
  =>  suborn 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  profane 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  profane 
 
  2  senses  of  profane 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  desecrate,  profane,  outrage,  violate 
  =>  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  profane 
 
  profane  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  profane 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  desecrate,  profane,  outrage,  violate 
  =>  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  profane 
  profaneness 
 
  Overview  of  verb  profane 
 
  The  verb  profane  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect  --  (corrupt  morally  or  by  intemperance  or  sensuality;  "debauch  the  young  people  with  wine  and  women") 
  2.  desecrate,  profane,  outrage,  violate  --  (violate  the  sacred  character  of  a  place  such  as  a  graveyard) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  profane 
 
  The  adj  profane  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blasphemous,  blue,  profane  --  (characterized  by  profanity  or  cursing;  "foul-mouthed  and  blasphemous";  "blue  language";  "profane  words") 
  2.  profane  --  (not  sacred  or  concerned  with  religion;  "sacred  and  profane  music";  "children  being  brought  up  in  an  entirely  profane  environment") 
  3.  profane,  unconsecrated,  unsanctified  --  (not  holy  because  unconsecrated  or  impure  or  defiled) 
  4.  blasphemous,  profane,  sacrilegious  --  (grossly  irreverent  toward  what  is  held  to  be  sacred;  "blasphemous  rites  of  a  witches'  Sabbath";  "profane  utterances  against  the  Church";  "it  is  sacrilegious  to  enter  with  shoes  on") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  profane 
 
  4  senses  of  profane 
 
  Sense  1 
  blasphemous,  blue,  profane 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dirty)  ->  clean,  unobjectionable 
 
  Sense  2 
  profane  (vs.  sacred) 
 
  sacred  (vs.  profane) 
  =>  ineffable,  unnameable,  unspeakable,  unutterable 
  =>  inspirational 
  =>  inviolable,  inviolate,  sacrosanct 
  =>  numinous 
  =>  religious,  spiritual 
  =>  revered,  reverenced,  reverend,  sublime,  venerated 
  =>  sacral 
  =>  taboo,  tabu 
  =>  divine 
 
  Sense  3 
  profane,  unconsecrated,  unsanctified 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unholy)  ->  holy 
 
  Sense  4 
  blasphemous,  profane,  sacrilegious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  irreverent)  ->  reverent 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  profane 
 
  4  senses  of  profane 
 
  Sense  1 
  blasphemous,  blue,  profane 
  =>  dirty  (vs.  clean) 
 
  Sense  2 
  profane  (vs.  sacred) 
  =>  laic,  lay,  secular 
  =>  profanatory 
  =>  secularized,  secularised 
  =>  temporal,  worldly 
  Also  See->  earthly#1;  impious#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  profane,  unconsecrated,  unsanctified 
  =>  unholy  (vs.  holy),  unhallowed 
 
  Sense  4 
  blasphemous,  profane,  sacrilegious 
  =>  irreverent  (vs.  reverent) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  profane 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  profane 
 
  profane  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  profane 
  profane 
  profaned 
 
  Overview  of  verb  profane 
 
  The  verb  profane  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect  --  (corrupt  morally  or  by  intemperance  or  sensuality;  "debauch  the  young  people  with  wine  and  women") 
  2.  desecrate,  profane,  outrage,  violate  --  (violate  the  sacred  character  of  a  place  such  as  a  graveyard) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  profane 
 
  The  adj  profane  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blasphemous,  blue,  profane  --  (characterized  by  profanity  or  cursing;  "foul-mouthed  and  blasphemous";  "blue  language";  "profane  words") 
  2.  profane  --  (not  sacred  or  concerned  with  religion;  "sacred  and  profane  music";  "children  being  brought  up  in  an  entirely  profane  environment") 
  3.  profane,  unconsecrated,  unsanctified  --  (not  holy  because  unconsecrated  or  impure  or  defiled) 
  4.  blasphemous,  profane,  sacrilegious  --  (grossly  irreverent  toward  what  is  held  to  be  sacred;  "blasphemous  rites  of  a  witches'  Sabbath";  "profane  utterances  against  the  Church";  "it  is  sacrilegious  to  enter  with  shoes  on") 

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