Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sacred | No | Yes | No | No |
profane | No | Yes | Yes | No |
sacred (adjective) | profane (adjective) |
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concerned with religion or religious purposes | not concerned with or devoted to religion |
(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person | characterized by profanity or cursing |
made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred |
worthy of respect or dedication | not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled |
worthy of religious veneration |
sacred (verb) | profane (verb) |
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violate the sacred character of a place or language | |
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |