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Abase vs. Profane — What's the Difference?

Abase vs. Profane — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Abase and Profane

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Abase

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem.

Profane

Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.

Abase

(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.

Profane

Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular
Sacred and profane music.

Abase

To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
To abase the eye
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Profane

Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.

Abase

To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

Profane

Vulgar; coarse.

Abase

To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
Saying so, he abased his lance.

Profane

To treat with irreverence
Profane the name of God.

Abase

To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.
Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased.

Profane

To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse.

Abase

Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

Profane

Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

Profane

Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.
Profane authors

Profane

Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.

Profane

Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain
A profane person, word, oath, or tongue

Profane

A person or thing that is profane.

Profane

(freemasonry) A person not a Mason.

Profane

(transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
One should not profane the name of God.
To profane the Scriptures

Profane

(transitive) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

Profane

Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; - opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place.
The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.

Profane

Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.
Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things.

Profane

Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.

Profane

To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.
The priests in the temple profane the sabbath.

Profane

To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
So idly to profane the precious time.

Profane

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

Profane

Violate the sacred character of a place or language;
Desecrate a cemetary
Violate the sanctity of the church
Profane the name of God

Profane

Characterized by profanity or cursing;
Foul-mouthed and blasphemous
Blue language
Profane words

Profane

Not sacred or concerned with religion;
Sacred and profane music
Children being brought up in an entirely profane environment

Profane

Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

Profane

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

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