profanity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun vulgar or irreverent speech or action

WordNet

Pro*fan"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. profanitas.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913