资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profaned}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Profaning}.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See
   {Profane}, a.]
   1. 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.

            The priests in the temple profane the sabbath.
                                                  --Matt. xii.
                                                  5.

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

            So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.