Etymology

profanity

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Today it means: The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt. Full definition →

Latin profānitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromprofānitās
  2. English todayprofanity

Borrowed from Latin profānitās. By surface analysis, profane + -ity.

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