profane
adj 1: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: {blasphemous},
{blue}]
2: not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane
music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane
environment" [ant: {sacred}]
3: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn: {unconsecrated},
{unsanctified}]
4: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred;
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane
utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to
enter with shoes on" [syn: {blasphemous}, {sacrilegious}]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt},
{pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch},
{debase}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the
church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: {desecrate}, {outrage},
{violate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0