The difference between Degrade and Profane

When used as verbs, degrade means to lower in value or social position, whereas profane means to violate (something sacred).

Profane is also noun with the meaning: a person or thing that is profane.

Profane is also adjective with the meaning: unclean.

check bellow for the other definitions of Degrade and Profane

Degrade as a verb (transitive):

To lower in value or social position.

Examples:

"Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."
Degrade as a verb (intransitive):

To reduce in quality or purity.

Examples:

"The DNA sample has degraded."
Degrade as a verb (transitive, geology):

To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

Profane as an adjective:

Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
Profane as an adjective:

Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

Examples:

"'profane authors"
Profane as an adjective:

Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
Profane as an adjective:

Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain

Examples:

"a profane person, word, oath, or tongue"

Profane as a verb (transitive):

To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate

Examples:

"One should not profane the name of God."

"to profane the Scriptures"
Profane as a verb (transitive):

To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.