profane
- IPA[prəˈfān]
美式
- relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious；(of a person) not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge
- treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a person) not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge he was an agnostic, a profane man
- 2. (of a person or their behavior) not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent desecration of the temple by profane adolescents 同義詞
- ▪ (of language) blasphemous or obscene. 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect it was a serious matter to profane a tomb
