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[syn: profaneness, unsanctification]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Profaneness \Pro*fane"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of
profane language.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
profaneness
n 1: an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
2: unholiness by virtue of being profane [syn: profaneness,
unsanctification]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
PROFANENESS or PROFANITY, crim. law. A disrespect to the name of God, or his
divine providence. This is variously punished by statute in the several
states.