profane — meaning in English
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English meaning
- layman noun A person without specialised knowledge or training in a particular subject.
- layperson noun A person who is not a cleric.
- mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
- newbie noun Someone who is new to a particular activity, community, or skill.
- profane adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.
- secular adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
Senses
profane is used for these senses in English:
- layman (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
- layperson One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
- newbie (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
- profane Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- profane Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- uninitiated Not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group.
layman — full definition
- noun A person without specialised knowledge or training in a particular subject.
- noun A member of a religious congregation who is not clergy.
layperson — full definition
- noun A person who is not a cleric.
- noun One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.