Index of English words, starting with "pr"

(1) - Profane (a.) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
(2) - Profane (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.
(3) - Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.
(4) - Profane (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.
(5) - Profane (a.) Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
(6) - 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.

(1) - Profanely (adv.) In a profane manner.

(1) - Profaneness (n.) The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of profane language.

(1) - Profaner (n.) One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language.