Profaneness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Profaneness \Pro*fane"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of
     profane language.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  profaneness
       n 1: an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
       2: unholiness by virtue of being profane [syn: {unsanctification}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  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.