profane
adjective
[ prəˈfeɪn ]
• not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.
• "a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane"
Similar:
secular,
lay,
non-religious,
non-church,
temporal,
worldly,
earthly,
unsanctified,
unconsecrated,
unhallowed,
laic,
• (of a person or their behaviour) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent.
• "a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb"
Similar:
irreverent,
ungodly,
godless,
impious,
disrespectful,
irreligious,
unbelieving,
disbelieving,
sacrilegious,
idolatrous,
profane
verb
• treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.
• "it was a serious matter to profane a tomb"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘heathen’): from Old French prophane, from Latin profanus ‘outside the temple, not sacred’, from pro- (from Latin pro ‘before’) + fanum ‘temple’.
