Both Uses
profane
in
Romeo and Juliet
(Edited)
- Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace,
Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,p. 15.2profaners = people who treat without proper reverence - [Romeo taking Juliet's hand]
If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.p. 57.5 *profane = treat without proper reverence
Definitions:
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(1)
(profane as in: don't be profane) showing no respect for something thought of as sacred
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Profane can also mean that something is not sacred or concerned with religion; or that it is not holy because it is unconsecrated, impure or defiled. As a verb it can mean to spoil something considered holy by using it in a degrading or unworthy way.