Noun
The quality or state of being profane; profaneness; irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy.
That which is profane; profane language or acts.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred. Ernest Hemingway
I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church. Nicholas Sparks
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. Mark Twain
Do we regard language as more public, more ceremonial, than thought? Just as family men condemn the profanity on the stage that they use constantly in conversation, in the same way we may look to written language as an idealization rather than a reflection of ourselves. Edmund White
profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you. Kurt Vonnegut
Rock music pays off. Rock music takes me on a joyride. Rock music keeps me off the hell city bus. Rock music will always look out for me. But I will not let my torture profanity demon shoot it down. Wesley Willis