Synonyms for profane

Verb

1. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect, change, alter, modify

usage: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

2. desecrate, profane, outrage, violate, assail, assault, set on, attack

usage: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

Adjective

1. blasphemous, blue, profane, dirty (vs. clean)

usage: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"

2. profane (vs. sacred), laic, lay, secular, profanatory, secularized, secularised, temporal, worldly, earthly, impious

usage: not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

3. profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified, unholy (vs. holy), unhallowed

usage: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

4. blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious, irreverent (vs. reverent)

usage: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"