KJV Dictionary Definition: profound

profound

PROFOUND', a. L.profundus; pro and fundus, bottom. See Found.

1. Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; as a gulf profound.

2. Intellectually deep; that enters deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious to the mind; as a profound investigation; profound reasoning; a profound treatise.

3. Humble; very lowly; submissive; as a profound reverence for the Supreme Being.

4. Penetrating deeply into science or any branch of learning; as a profound scholar; a profound mathematician; a profound historian.

5. Deep in skill or contrivance.

The revolters are profound to make slaughter. Hos.5.

6. Having hidden qualities.

Upon the corner of the moon

There hangs a vap'rous drop profound.

PROFOUND', n. The deep; the sea; the ocean; as the vast profound.

1. The abyss.

I travel this profound.

PROFOUND', v.i. To dive; to penetrate. Not in use.

profoundness

PROFOUND'NESS, n. Depth of place.

1. Depth of knowledge or of science.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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