Examples of “profane” in a Sentence

adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.

• He was scolded for making profane jokes in church.

adjective Relating to ordinary, non-religious life rather than the sacred.

• The lecture covered both sacred and profane art of the period.

verb To treat something sacred with disrespect; to desecrate.

• The vandals profaned the ancient temple with graffiti.