profane
/pɹəˈfeɪn/ adjective C2- Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular. · profane authors
- Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
- Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain. · a profane person, word, oath, or tongue
Comparative profaner · Superlative profanest
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“Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion (the history of which by the learned Lord Clarendon I most earnestly commend to your attention) this Manor of Baskerville was held by Hugo of that name, nor can it be gainsaid that he was a most wild, profane, and godless man.
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