Profanity

·noun That which is profane; profane language or acts.

II. Profanity ·noun The quality or state of being profane; profaneness; irreverence; ·esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy.

profanity
This word is in common use here, more particularly with our clergy. It is not in the dictionaries, a...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.