profan
profane, secular, mundane.
English translations
- 01
profane
Word details
- German meaning
- Profan bedeutet weltlich, nicht religiös oder heilig; alltäglich oder gewöhnlich.
- English meaning
- Profane means secular, not religious or sacred; everyday or ordinary.
- Synonym
- weltlich, säkular
- German example
- Die Kirche wurde für profanen Gebrauch umgebaut.
- English example
- The church was converted for profane use.
- Comparative
- profanerSuperlative: am profansten
- Opposite of
- profanesakral
Related words
- Frevler
Profaner, blasphemer
- entweihen
Desecrate
- weltlich
Secular means not religious or spiritual, but related to the everyday, earthly world.
- entheiligen
Desecrate
- unheilig
unholy
Example sentences with “profan”
Das ist eine eher profane Angelegenheit. (That is a rather mundane matter.)
Frequently asked questions
Does it mean 'blasphemous'?
In German, it usually means 'secular' or 'mundane' rather than 'blasphemous'.