Akademik

1. adjective /pɹəˈfeɪn/

a) Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

b) Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

Syn: secular, temporal, worldly, unsanctified, unhallowed, unholy, irreligious, irreverent, ungodly, wicked, godless, impious, vulgar

2. noun /pɹəˈfeɪn/

a) A person or thing that is profane.

b) A person not a Mason.

3. verb /pɹəˈfeɪn/

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.

b) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

See Also: profanation, profanity