profanes
Violates the holy
Profanes is the verb form of profane, meaning to treat something sacred with disrespect or irreverence.
To profane a holy site is to defile or desecrate it: The vandals profaned the cemetery with graffiti.
By extension, profaning can mean corrupting or debasing anything held in high regard: He profanes the memory of those who died.
Contaminates or desecrates
- blasphemesInsults the sacred
- violatesActs against established rules
- corruptsCauses moral decline
- taintsMakes slightly impure
pollutes · contaminates · degrades · dishonors · debases · sullies · besmirches · despoils
defiles
Contaminates or desecrates
- blasphemesInsults the sacred
- violatesActs against established rules
- corruptsCauses moral decline
taints · pollutes · contaminates · degrades · dishonors · debases · sullies · besmirches · despoils · perverts
mocks
Ridicules through imitation
belittles · ridicules · disparages · disdains · scoffs · sneers · jeers · taunts · derides · slights
- tarnishesblemishes, blots, corrupts, defames, denigrates
profanesconsecrates
Makes ritually holy
sanctifies · hallows · blesses · venerates · reveres
- profane languageVulgar or obscene speech
- profanity filterSystem blocking offensive speech
- profane humorComedy featuring coarse language
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