profane
pro·fane
adjective
1.
characterized by profanity or cursing
- “foul-mouthed and blasphemous”
- “blue language”
- “profane words”
2.
3.
not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
4.
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
- “blasphemous rites of a witches”
- “;”
- “;”
verb
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Origin
From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“instead of”) + fānum (“temple”).
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