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Irreverence vs Profanity - What's the difference?

irreverence | profanity |

As nouns the difference between irreverence and profanity

is that irreverence is the state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior while profanity is the quality of being profane.

irreverence

English

Noun

(head)
  • The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

    • Related terms

    * irreverent * reverence

    References

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    profanity

    English

    (wikipedia profanity)

    Alternative forms

    * prophanity (qualifier)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being profane.
  • (countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author= Sam Leith
    • , volume=189, issue=1, page=37, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where the profound meets the profane , passage=Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity ", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.}}