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   profanity

   /prəˈfanɪti/

   noun

   • 1. blasphemous or obscene language: "an outburst of profanity" Similar oathswear wordexpletivecurseobscenityfour-letter worddirty wordexecrationimprecationblasphemyswearingfoul languagebad languagecursinginformal:cusscuss word
   • ▪ a swear word; an oath: "a man with bloodied chin mouthing profanities"
   • ▪ irreligious or irreverent behaviour. Similar idolatrysacrilegeirreligiousnessungodlinessimpietyunholinessprofanenessblasphemyirreverencedisrespectfulnessdisrespect

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin profanitas, from Latin profanus ‘not sacred’ (see profane).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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