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Impious vs. Profane — What's the Difference?

Impious vs. Profane — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Impious and Profane

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Impious

Impious is a Swedish thrash/death metal band.

Profane

Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.

Impious

Lacking reverence; not pious.

Profane

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

Impious

Lacking due respect or dutifulness
Impious toward one's parents.
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Profane

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

Impious

Not pious.

Profane

Vulgar; coarse.

Impious

Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.

Profane

To treat with irreverence
Profane the name of God.

Impious

Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language.
When vice prevails, and impious men bear away,The post of honor is a private station.

Profane

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

Impious

Lacking piety or reverence for a god

Profane

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

Impious

Lacking due respect or dutifulness;
Impious toward one's parents
An undutiful son

Profane

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

Impious

Lacking piety and reverence for a god

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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