Found 3 items, similar to Profaning.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: profane keduniaan, najis
English → English (WordNet) Definition: profane profane 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] 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Profaning Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Profaning.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See Profane, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] The priests in the temple profane the sabbath. --Matt. xii. 5. [1913 Webster] 2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. [1913 Webster] So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak. [1913 Webster]