Difference between Profane and Blasphemous

What is the difference between Profane and Blasphemous?

Profane as an adjective is unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing. while Blasphemous as an adjective is 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.

Blasphemous

Part of speech: adjective

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

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

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