Definition of profane

• a. - Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place.
• a. - Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
• a. - Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
• a. - Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
• a. - To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
• a. - To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.