de divinitate disputare MF

prŏfānus, a, um, adj. [pro - fanum; prop. before the temple, i. e. outside of it; hence, opp. to the temple as a sacred object], unholy, not sacred, common, profane.

Lit.: profanum quod non est sacrum, Plautus: Sacrum an profanum habeas parvi penditur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 228 Müll.; cf.:

profanum est, quod fani religione non tenetur,

Fest. p. 253 ib.: Trebatius profanum id proprie dici ait, quod ex religioso vel sacro [p. 1457] in hominum usum proprietatem conversum est, Macr. S. 3, 3, 2:

loci consecrati an profani,

Cic. Part. 10, 36;

opp. sacrum,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 27 cum omnia illā victoriā suā profana fecisset, Cic. Verr 2, 4, 55, § 122:

res profanae et usu pollutae,

Tac. A. 13, 57:

flamma,

Ov. F. 6, 440:

usus,

Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135.—Of persons: procul o, procul este, profani, Conclamat vates, ye uninitiated, Verg A. 6, 258:

Cereris ritus vulgare profanis, Ov A. A. 2, 601 profanum vulgus,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 1: vulgus, Gell. N A. praef. fin. —

Transf.

Wicked, impious ( poet.):

mens profana, Ov M 2, 833: verba,

id. Tr. 3, 5, 48:

odia,

Stat. Th. 1, 1: profanus Phorbas, Ov M. 11, 413 sit spes fallendi, miscebis sacra profanis, Hor Ep. 1, 16, 54.— Subst. prŏfānum, i, n., wickedness, impiety (post-Aug.):

civilium bellorum profano,

Plin. 16, 4, 3, § 7.—

Unlearned, ignorant (post-class.); with gen.:

litterarum profani (opp.: doctrina initiati),

Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 18; Min. Fel. Oct. 5:

qui profani sunt a sacramento veritatis,

strangers to, Lact. 2, 15, 2:

a veritate,

id. 2, 16, 13; 7, 24, 10.—

Ill-boding ( poet.):

profanus bubo, Ov M 6, 431 avis,

id. ib. 5, 543.— Hence, adv.: prŏfānē, wickedly, profanely (post-class.);

illudere,

Lact. 6, 23, 10:

de divinitate disputare,

Min. Fel. Oct. 8.

prŏfānus, a, um, adj. [pro - fanum; prop. before the temple, i. e. outside of it; hence, opp. to the temple as a sacred object], unholy, not sacred, common, profane.

Lit.: profanum quod non est sacrum, Plautus: Sacrum an profanum habeas parvi penditur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 228 Müll.; cf.:

profanum est, quod fani religione non tenetur,

Fest. p. 253 ib.: Trebatius profanum id proprie dici ait, quod ex religioso vel sacro [p. 1457] in hominum usum proprietatem conversum est, Macr. S. 3, 3, 2:

loci consecrati an profani,

Cic. Part. 10, 36;

opp. sacrum,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 27 cum omnia illā victoriā suā profana fecisset, Cic. Verr 2, 4, 55, § 122:

res profanae et usu pollutae,

Tac. A. 13, 57:

flamma,

Ov. F. 6, 440:

usus,

Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135.—Of persons: procul o, procul este, profani, Conclamat vates, ye uninitiated, Verg A. 6, 258:

Cereris ritus vulgare profanis, Ov A. A. 2, 601 profanum vulgus,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 1: vulgus, Gell. N A. praef. fin. —

Transf.

Wicked, impious ( poet.):

mens profana, Ov M 2, 833: verba,

id. Tr. 3, 5, 48:

odia,

Stat. Th. 1, 1: profanus Phorbas, Ov M. 11, 413 sit spes fallendi, miscebis sacra profanis, Hor Ep. 1, 16, 54.— Subst. prŏfānum, i, n., wickedness, impiety (post-Aug.):

civilium bellorum profano,

Plin. 16, 4, 3, § 7.—

Unlearned, ignorant (post-class.); with gen.:

litterarum profani (opp.: doctrina initiati),

Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 18; Min. Fel. Oct. 5:

qui profani sunt a sacramento veritatis,

strangers to, Lact. 2, 15, 2:

a veritate,

id. 2, 16, 13; 7, 24, 10.—

Ill-boding ( poet.):

profanus bubo, Ov M 6, 431 avis,

id. ib. 5, 543.— Hence, adv.: prŏfānē, wickedly, profanely (post-class.);

illudere,

Lact. 6, 23, 10:

de divinitate disputare,

Min. Fel. Oct. 8.