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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity;

2. unholiness by virtue of being profane;
[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.