Antonyms for profane

Antonyms for (adj) profane

Main entry: profane, secular

Definition: not concerned with or devoted to religion

Usage: sacred and profane music; secular drama; secular architecture, children being brought up in an entirely profane environment

Antonyms: sacred

Definition: concerned with religion or religious purposes


Antonyms: religious

Definition: of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows


Main entry: profane, blasphemous, blue

Definition: characterized by profanity or cursing

Usage: foul-mouthed and blasphemous; blue language; profane words

Antonyms: clean, make clean

Definition: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from


Antonyms: clean

Definition: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits


Antonyms: unobjectionable, clean

Definition: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers


Antonyms: clean, uncontaminating

Definition: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination


Main entry: unconsecrated, profane, unsanctified

Definition: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

Antonyms: holy

Definition: belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power


Main entry: blasphemous, sacrilegious, profane

Definition: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Usage: blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath; profane utterances against the Church; it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on

Antonyms: reverent

Definition: feeling or showing profound respect or veneration


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