Difference between Blasphemous and Profane

What is the difference between Blasphemous and Profane?

Blasphemous as an adjective is lacking piety or respect for the sacred. resembling blasphemy. while Profane as an adjective is unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

Blasphemous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.

Profane

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person or thing that is profane.A person not a Mason.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; blasphemous, impious. Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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.To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

Example sentence: Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

We hope you now know whether to use Blasphemous or Profane in your sentence.

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