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blasphemy

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blas·phe·my  (blsf-m)
n. pl. blas·phe·mies
1.
a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity.
b. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God.
2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.

[Middle English blasfemie, from Late Latin blasphmia, from Greek blasphmi, from blasphmein, to blaspheme; see blaspheme.]

blasphemy [ˈblæsfɪmɪ]
n pl -mies
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) blasphemous behaviour or language
2. (Law) Also called blasphemous libel Law the crime committed if a person insults, offends, or vilifies the deity, Christ, or the Christian religion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blasphemy - blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect
profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action
2.blasphemy - blasphemous behaviorblasphemy - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act

blasphemy
noun irreverence, swearing, cursing, indignity (to God), disrespect, desecration, sacrilege, profanity, impiety, profanation, execration, profaneness, impiousness She described the killings as a blasphemy before God.
Translations
blasphemy [ˈblæsfɪmɪ] Nblasfemia f
blasphemy [ˈblæsfəmi] nblasphème m
blasphemy
nBlasphemie f; (Rel also) → (Gottes)lästerung f; (= words also)Schmähung f (geh)
blasphemy [ˈblæsfɪmɪ] nbestemmia


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But we may not take up the third sword, which is Mahomet's sword, or like unto it; that is, to propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences; except it be in cases of overt scandal, blasphemy, or intermixture of practice against the state; much less to nourish seditions; to authorize conspiracies and rebellions; to put the sword into the people's hands; and the like; tending to the subversion of all government, which is the ordinance of God.
The headstones were fallen and broken across; brambles overran the ground; the fence was mostly gone, and cows and pigs wandered there at will; the place was a dishonor to the living, a calumny on the dead, a blasphemy against God.
With a turn for literary expression myself, and a penchant for forcible figures and phrases, I appreciated, as no other listener, I dare say, the peculiar vividness and strength and absolute blasphemy of his metaphors.
 
 
 
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