[af_vet_1981]

However, as used in the phrase in question, "damn" is profanity.

1. Prove your assertion
2. Document your definition
3. Or withdraw your accusation.

[Elsie]

#2  Document your definition

 

 

 

 

pro·fane

[prəˈfān]

ADJECTIVE

1. relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious:

   "a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane"

   synonyms: secular · lay · nonreligious · temporal · laic

   antonyms: religious · sacred

   • (of a person) not initiated into religious rites or any esoteric knowledge:
     "he was an agnostic, a profane man"
2. (of a person or their behavior) not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent:

   "desecration of the temple by profane adolescents"

   synonyms: irreverent · irreligious · ungodly · godless · unbelieving · impious ·

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   disrespectful · sacrilegious

   antonyms: reverent

   • (of language) blasphemous or obscene.
     synonyms: obscene · blasphemous · indecent · foul · vulgar · crude · filthy ·

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     dirty · smutty · coarse · rude · offensive · indecorous
     antonyms: decorous

VERB

profanes (third person present) · profaned (past tense) · profaned (past participle) · profaning (present participle)

1. treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect:

   "it was a serious matter to profane a tomb"

   synonyms: desecrate · violate · defile · treat sacrilegiously