Difference between Outrage and Profane

What is the difference between Outrage and Profane?

Outrage as a verb is to cause or commit an outrage. while Profane as a verb is 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.

Outrage

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to cause or commit an outrage. to cause resentment through such acts.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. An offensive, immoral or indecent act. The resentful anger aroused by such acts. A destructive rampage.

Example sentence: Social media is something of a double-edged sword. At its best, social media offers unprecedented opportunities for marginalized people to speak and bring much needed attention to the issues they face. At its worst, social media also offers 'everyone' an unprecedented opportunity to share in collective outrage without reflection.

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: A society whose members are united by the fact that they think in the same way in regard to the sacred world and its relations with the profane world, and by the fact that they translate these common ideas into common practices, is what is called a Church. In all history, we do not find a single religion without a Church.

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

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