(profanes, profaning, profaned)
1.
Profane behaviour shows disrespect for a religion or religious things. (FORMAL)
...profane language.
ADJ
2.
Something that is profane is concerned with everyday life rather than religion and spiritual things.
Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
? spiritual
ADJ
3.
If someone profanes a religious belief or institution, they treat it with disrespect. (FORMAL)
They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Church.
VERB: V n