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profane
prə'feɪn
Main
English Definition
(形) As an adjective
  1. Characterized by profanity or cursing.
  2. Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred.
  3. Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled.
  4. Not concerned with or devoted to religion.
(动) As a verb
  1. Violate the sacred character of a place or language.
  2. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
Hyphenationpro•fane
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (及物的动) transitive verb
Matching Results
世俗shìsúprofane; secular; worldly
亵渎xièdúto blaspheme; to profane
玷污diànwūto stain; to sully; to tarnish
亵黩xièdúto blaspheme; to profane
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