blasphemy

blas·phe·my

 (blăs′fə-mē)

n. pl. blas·phe·mies

1.

a. Contemptuous or profane speech or action concerning God or a sacred entity.

b. An instance of this.

2.

a. Irreverent or impious action or expression in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.

b. An instance of this.

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[Middle English blasfemie, from Late Latin blasphēmia, from Greek blasphēmiā, from blasphēmein, to blaspheme; see blaspheme.]

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blasphemy

(ˈblæsfɪmɪ)

n, pl -mies

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) blasphemous behaviour or language

2. (Law) law Also called: blasphemous libel the crime committed if a person insults, offends, or vilifies the deity, Christ, or the Christian religion

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blas•phe•my

(ˈblæs fə mi)

n., pl. -mies.

1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.

2. an act of cursing or reviling God.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" desecration, profanation, sacrilege irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act

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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.

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blasphemy

noun

1. An act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred:

desecration, profanation, sacrilege, violation.

2. A profane or obscene term:

curse, epithet, expletive, oath, swearword.

Informal: cuss.

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Translations

Blasphemie

bestemmiablasfemia

богохульство

blasphemy

[ˈblæsfɪmɪ] N → blasfemia f

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blasphemy

[ˈblæsfəmi] n → blasphème m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blasphemy

n → Blasphemie f; (Rel also) → (Gottes)lästerung f; (= words also) → Schmähung f (geh)

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blasphemy

[ˈblæsfɪmɪ] n → bestemmia

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