All 3 Uses
profane
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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- Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster.†
Chpt 1 *
- Added to his cruelty, he was a profane swearer.†
Chpt 2
- He was less cruel, less profane, and made less noise, than Mr. Severe.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(profane as in: don't be profane) showing no respect for something thought of as sacred
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(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.