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Profane

/proʊˈfeɪn/
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(adj) Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
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The comedian's ____ language shocked some audience members who had not expected such crude humor.

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