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Synonyms for profaneness

Most common

blasphemy profanity impiety

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The quality of being profane; profanity.

Forms

Plural
profanenesses → blasphemies, profanities, impieties…

Example sentences

  • blasphemy The angry mob wanted Jesus killed for blasphemy.
  • profanity Unlike profanity, transphobia affects real people.
  • impiety His jokes about sacred things were taken as signs of impiety.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
profanenessfalling
blasphemyrising
profanityrising
impietyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
impiety
9 letters
blasphemy3, profanity4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (blasphemy3 = 3 syllables).