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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