PROFANENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does profaneness mean? 

• PROFANENESS (noun)
  The noun PROFANENESS has 2 senses:

1. an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity

2. unholiness by virtue of being profane

  Familiarity information: PROFANENESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROFANENESS (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unholiness by virtue of being profane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

profaneness; unsanctification

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)