Word entry · 7 letters

profane

Best crossword clue

"Not sacred"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /pɹəˈfeɪn/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted aefnoprStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word

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"Not sacred"2 answers

unholy6 lettersprofane7 letters

Filled answer is this word (PROFANE).

Definitions

characterized by profanity or cursing

Word origin

From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“instead of”) + fānum (“temple”).

Used in a sentence

“Nothing is profane that serveth to the use of holy things.”
“profane authors”
“A sonnet in praise of Rome was accepted as the effusion of genius and gratitude; and after the whole procession had visited the Vatican, the profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.”

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Opposite

faithful 8 letters holy 4 letters orthodox 8 letters religious 9 letters sacred 6 letters sacrosanct 10 letters consecrate 10 letters sanctify 8 letters

Rhymes

ane 3 letters bane 4 letters cane 4 letters fane 4 letters jane 4 letters lane 4 letters mane 4 letters pane 4 letters

Longer words

profaned 8 letters profaner 8 letters profanes 8 letters profanely 9 letters profaneness 11 letters