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ALL meanings of blasphemy

blas·phe·my
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  • variable noun blasphemy You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy. 3
  • noun blasphemy blasphemous behaviour or language 3
  • noun blasphemy the crime committed if a person insults, offends, or vilifies the deity, Christ, or the Christian religion 3
  • noun blasphemy profane or contemptuous speech, writing, or action concerning God or anything held as divine 3
  • noun blasphemy any remark or action held to be irreverent or disrespectful 3
  • noun plural blasphemy impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. 1
  • noun plural blasphemy Judaism. an act of cursing or reviling God. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai. 1
  • noun plural blasphemy Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God. 1
  • noun plural blasphemy irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself. 1
  • noun blasphemy Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable. 0
  • noun blasphemy The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities. 0
  • noun blasphemy The act of claiming the attributes of a deity. 0
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