profanityn.

Brit.

/prəˈfanᵻti/, U.S.

/prəˈfænədi/,

/proʊˈfænədi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s prophanitie, 1500s–1600s prophanity, 1600s– profanity; Scottish pre-1700 profanitie, pre-1700 profanitye, pre-1700 prophanite, pre-1700 prophanitie, pre-1700 prophantie, pre-1700 1700s– profanity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin profanitas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin profanitas pagan authors (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), quality of being profane, impiety (Vetus Latina) < classical Latin profānus profane adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French prophanité profane item (1492 in an apparently isolated attestation; French profanité profaneness (1894)), Spanish profanidade (a1526), Portuguese profanidade (1572), Italian profanità (a1595).Compare slightly later profaneness n., which was, however, apparently the more common word until the end of the 18th cent. (although perhaps not in Scots). Even in the early 19th cent., profanity is still absent from some dictionaries, and its use still invited comment in the mid 19th cent.:1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) It is in common use in America and in Scotland, and it is also used by respectable English authors. The spelling history is similar to that of profane adj. (see discussion at that entry).

The fact, quality, or condition of being profane; profane conduct or speech; (also) an instance of this, a profane or obscene act or word (frequently in plural).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [noun] > quality or condition of being profane

scurrility?a1513

profanity1563

dirtiness1649

smuttiness1688

foulmouthedness1833

society > faith > worship > sacrilege > blasphemy > [noun]

cursingc1050

blasphemyc1230

blaspheme1384

blasphemingc1430

blasphement1544

blasphemationc1550

profanity1563

profaneness?1578

profanism1607

society > faith > worship > sacrilege > blasphemy > [noun] > quality of being blasphemous

profanity1563

blasphemousness1854

1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 60 Gif we sal begin to mixt noueltie with antiquitie, vncouth..thingis with domestical materis and prophaniteis with thay thingis quhilkis ar haly [L. profana sacratis admisceri].

1607 J. Carpenter Plaine Mans Spirituall Plough iii. 24 Iniustice, the generall voyce of all malice,..profanity, impiety, naughtinesse and vice.

1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 13 Comparison..betwixt these ridiculous prophanities, and your so much admired History.

c1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 174 The people perish in ignorance, atheisme, and profanitie.

1699 Proper Project for Scotl. 28 The avowed and open Profanity..overspreading the whole land.

a1713 A. Pitcairne Assembly (1722) iv. ii. 64 That great Growth of Profanity, for want of the Gospel.

1763 Mrs. Harris in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 101 Lord Temple..could not justify his [sc. Wilkes's] profanity, but thought the seizing of his papers a wrong thing.

1805 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1806) 9 267 This very seasonable exertion of the law against profanity.

1813 Edinb. Rev. July 283 There is a tone of blackguardism—(we really can find no other word)—both in his indecency and his profanity.

a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 63 The sacrilegious profanity of his adulation.

1853 C. M. Yonge Heir of Redclyffe II. xvii. 278 He felt it a sort of profanity to disturb her.

1874 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 677 Indecency in public worship is acted profanity and is grossly irreligious in its effects.

1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons xvi. 229 Upon a nearer view of the destroyed lawn, [he] began to release profanity upon the breezeless summer air.

1969 H. S. Thompson Let. 10 July in Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 194 I was particularly struck by the fact that you ‘take exception to the profanities utilized in (my) letter’... and to that I can only say Fuck Off.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 18 June (Seven Days section) 4/2 It was alarming to see 20 people in black charging though the gravestones, mouthing profanities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	profanity
释义	profanityn. Brit. /prəˈfanᵻti/, U.S. /prəˈfænədi/, /proʊˈfænədi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s prophanitie, 1500s–1600s prophanity, 1600s– profanity; Scottish pre-1700 profanitie, pre-1700 profanitye, pre-1700 prophanite, pre-1700 prophanitie, pre-1700 prophantie, pre-1700 1700s– profanity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin profanitas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin profanitas pagan authors (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), quality of being profane, impiety (Vetus Latina) < classical Latin profānus profane adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French prophanité profane item (1492 in an apparently isolated attestation; French profanité profaneness (1894)), Spanish profanidade (a1526), Portuguese profanidade (1572), Italian profanità (a1595).Compare slightly later profaneness n., which was, however, apparently the more common word until the end of the 18th cent. (although perhaps not in Scots). Even in the early 19th cent., profanity is still absent from some dictionaries, and its use still invited comment in the mid 19th cent.:1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) It is in common use in America and in Scotland, and it is also used by respectable English authors. The spelling history is similar to that of profane adj. (see discussion at that entry). The fact, quality, or condition of being profane; profane conduct or speech; (also) an instance of this, a profane or obscene act or word (frequently in plural). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [noun] > quality or condition of being profane scurrility?a1513 profanity1563 dirtiness1649 smuttiness1688 foulmouthedness1833 society > faith > worship > sacrilege > blasphemy > [noun] cursingc1050 blasphemyc1230 blaspheme1384 blasphemingc1430 blasphement1544 blasphemationc1550 profanity1563 profaneness?1578 profanism1607 society > faith > worship > sacrilege > blasphemy > [noun] > quality of being blasphemous profanity1563 blasphemousness1854 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 60 Gif we sal begin to mixt noueltie with antiquitie, vncouth..thingis with domestical materis and prophaniteis with thay thingis quhilkis ar haly [L. profana sacratis admisceri]. 1607 J. Carpenter Plaine Mans Spirituall Plough iii. 24 Iniustice, the generall voyce of all malice,..profanity, impiety, naughtinesse and vice. 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 13 Comparison..betwixt these ridiculous prophanities, and your so much admired History. c1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 174 The people perish in ignorance, atheisme, and profanitie. 1699 Proper Project for Scotl. 28 The avowed and open Profanity..overspreading the whole land. a1713 A. Pitcairne Assembly (1722) iv. ii. 64 That great Growth of Profanity, for want of the Gospel. 1763 Mrs. Harris in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 101 Lord Temple..could not justify his [sc. Wilkes's] profanity, but thought the seizing of his papers a wrong thing. 1805 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1806) 9 267 This very seasonable exertion of the law against profanity. 1813 Edinb. Rev. July 283 There is a tone of blackguardism—(we really can find no other word)—both in his indecency and his profanity. a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 63 The sacrilegious profanity of his adulation. 1853 C. M. Yonge Heir of Redclyffe II. xvii. 278 He felt it a sort of profanity to disturb her. 1874 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 677 Indecency in public worship is acted profanity and is grossly irreligious in its effects. 1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons xvi. 229 Upon a nearer view of the destroyed lawn, [he] began to release profanity upon the breezeless summer air. 1969 H. S. Thompson Let. 10 July in Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 194 I was particularly struck by the fact that you ‘take exception to the profanities utilized in (my) letter’... and to that I can only say Fuck Off. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 18 June (Seven Days section) 4/2 It was alarming to see 20 people in black charging though the gravestones, mouthing profanities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1563
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