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.-unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.-treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.-irreverent in language; taking the name of god in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.-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.-to put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.