profānus — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
profānus is used for these senses in English:
- profane Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
- secular Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.
- unconsecrated Not consecrated.
profane — full definition
- adjective Showing disrespect for sacred or religious things.
- adjective Relating to ordinary, non-religious life rather than the sacred.
- verb To treat something sacred with disrespect; to desecrate.
secular — full definition
- adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
- adj Of a member of the clergy: living among ordinary people rather than under monastic vows.