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PROFANENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unholiness by virtue of being profane
Synonyms:
profaneness; unsanctification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("profaneness" is a kind of...):
unholiness (the quality of being unholy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "profaneness"):
sacrilegiousness (profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege)
Derivation:
profane (characterized by profanity or cursing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("profaneness" is a kind of...):
irreverence (an irreverent mental attitude)
Derivation:
profane (grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred)
profane (not concerned with or devoted to religion)
