| Pronunciation: | | pru'fan itee
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| | Definition: | | [n] vulgar or irreverent speech or action |
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| | See Also: | | blasphemy, curse, curse word, cuss, expletive, oath, obscenity, swearing, swearword, utterance, vocalization, vulgarism |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*fan"i*ty\, n. [L. profanitas.]
1. The quality or state of being profane; profaneness;
irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy.
2. That which is profane; profane language or acts.
The brisk interchange of profanity and folly.
--Buckminster.
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