profaner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite characterized by profanity or cursing
    blasphemous; blue; profane.
    • foul-mouthed and blasphemous
    • blue language
    • profane words
  2. adjective not concerned with or devoted to religion
    secular; profane.
    • sacred and profane music
    • secular drama
    • secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
  3. adjective satellite not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
    unconsecrated; profane; unsanctified.
  4. adjective satellite grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    blasphemous; sacrilegious; profane.
    • blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
    • profane utterances against the Church
    • it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on

WordNet


Pro*fan"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language. Hooker.

Webster 1913