Difference between Sacrilegious and Profane

What is the difference between Sacrilegious and Profane?

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

Sacrilegious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Committing sacrilege. Acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

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: The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.

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

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