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    • profane :corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
      • debauch the young people with wine and women|Socrates was accused of corrupting young men|Do school counselors subvert young children?|corrupt the morals

    • profane :characterized by profanity or cursing
      • foul-mouthed and blasphemous|blue language|profane words

    • profane :violate the sacred character of a place or language
      • desecrate a cemetery|violate the sanctity of the church|profane the name of God

    • profane :not concerned with or devoted to religion
      • sacred and profane music|secular drama|secular architecture|children being brought up in an entirely profane environment

    • profane :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

    • profane :not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

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