profane
part of speech
adjective (profane); verb (profane, profanes, profaned, profaning) — formal
meaning for a pupil
1) Profane language is rude, offensive or shows no respect for religion; swearing. tree →
2) (formal) Profane means not religious, ordinary and everyday, as opposed to sacred. tree →
3) (formal) To profane a holy place or thing is to treat it with disrespect. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school rules «profane language» means swearing, which is not allowed. In religious education «sacred and profane» means holy and ordinary. In stories it shows a character's bad manners or disrespect. It belongs to the formal register.
examples
- (formal) Profane language is not permitted in class. tree →
- The film was rated for its profane words. tree →
- He was told off for a profane joke. tree →
- (formal) The invaders profaned the temple. tree →
- Sacred music and profane music were both played. tree →
- His profane shouting upset the neighbours. tree →
- (formal) Profane remarks will result in a detention. tree →
- The poem mixes the holy and the profane. tree →
note
Formal word. Noun: profanity. Pronounced pro-FAYN. Do not confuse with «profound» (deep).
In the corpora
- And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
- He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
- And he shall not profane his seed among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctify him.
- And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they set apart unto the LORD;
- Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I have given Jacob to condemnation, and Israel to reviling.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «profane» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.