an act of profanity

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• Profanity — For the Wikipedia policy on profanity, see Wikipedia:Profanity. In cartoons, profanity is often depicted by substituting symbols ( grawlixes ) for words, as a form of non specific censorship. Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or …   Wikipedia

• profanity — [[t]prəfæ̱nɪti, AM proʊ [/t]] profanities 1) N UNCOUNT Profanity is an act that shows disrespect for a religion or religious beliefs. [FORMAL] To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity. Syn: sacrilege 2) N COUNT: usu pl Profanities are… …   English dictionary

• profanity — /preuh fan i tee, proh /, n., pl. profanities for 2. 1. the quality of being profane; irreverence. 2. profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance. 3. obscenity (defs. 2, 3). [1600 10; < LL profanitas. See PROFANE, ITY] Syn. 1, 2.… …   Universalium

• profanity — pro·fan·i·ty || prÉ™ fænÉ™tɪ n. crudeness, vulgarity; obscenity; desecration of the holy; abomination, shameful act …   English contemporary dictionary

• profanity — noun plural profanities (C, U) 1 rude words, or religious words used wrongly 2 an act of showing disrespect for God or for holy things …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• profanity — pro•fan•i•ty [[t]prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being profane; irreverence 2) irreverent or blasphemous speech 3) a blasphemous act or utterance 4) cvb obscenity • Etymology: 1600–10; < LL …   From formal English to slang

• profanity — /prəˈfænəti/ (say pruh fanuhtee) noun (plural profanities) 1. the quality of being profane; irreverence. 2. profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance. {Late Latin profānitās} …  

• profanity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a profane act. 2 profane language; blasphemy. Etymology: LL profanitas (as PROFANE) …   Useful english dictionary

• Spanish profanity — Joder redirects here. For the community in Nebraska, see Joder, Nebraska. This article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez (low language), maldiciones (curse words), malas palabras (bad words),… …   Wikipedia

• Latin profanity — is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. The profane vocabulary of early Vulgar Latin was largely sexual and scatological: the abundance[1] of religious profanity found in some of the Romance languages is a… …   Wikipedia

• Portuguese profanity — is an assortment of words which is considered vulgar, blasphemous, inflammatory or offensive in the Portuguese language.The most common of them –the ones universally used in the different dialects and variants of the Portuguese originated from… …   Wikipedia