PROFANITY

[noun] [U] [formal]Profanity is (an example of) showing a lack of respect for a god or a religion, esp. through language.His latest film, obviously aimed at a family audience, contains no profanity, sex or violence.(formal) A profanity can also be a word or words which are offensive or obscene.It was the song's opening line, a series of profanities, that caused the record to be banned on the radio station.