Consecrated and Profane

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Consecrated adjective - Set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God.

Usage example: built the cemetery on consecrated ground

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Profane is an antonym for consecrated.

Profane adjective - Not involving religion or religious matters.

Usage example: it was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties

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Consecrated is an antonym for profane.

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