profane
Other forms: profaned; profaning; profanes; profaner
Profane language is the kind that gets bleeped on TV. The word profane can also describe behavior that's deeply offensive because it shows a lack of respect, especially for someone's religious beliefs.
The Latin root profanus means "unholy," and that's where it all started. If you take the Lord's name in vain, you've profaned Him and probably made your religious mom pretty angry too. Don't even try the profane curse words so vital to a truly great hip-hop track but perhaps not recommended for dinner with Grandma.
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grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred“profane utterances against the Church”synonyms: blasphemous, sacrilegiousirreverentshowing lack of due respect or veneration
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not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiledsynonyms: unconsecrated, unsanctified
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not concerned with or devoted to religion“sacred and profane music”“"secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment”synonyms: secularearthlyof or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heavenimpiouslacking piety or reverence for a godprofanatoryprofaning or tending to desecrateantonyms:sacredconcerned with religion or religious purposesheavenlyof or belonging to heaven or godpioushaving or showing or expressing reverence for a deitydivinedevoted to or in the service or worship of a deityinspirationalimparting a divine influence on the mind and soulnuminousevincing the presence of a deityquasi-religiousresembling something that is religioussacralof or relating to sacred rites
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characterized by profanity or cursing“profane words”synonyms: blasphemous, bluedirty(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
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violate the sacred character of a place or language
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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