Blasphemy

Definitions

1. An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
   countable, uncountable
2. An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

34 more languages

العربيةالسّبّتجديفكفرية

Bosanskiblasfemijahulahuljenjeбласфемијабогоху́лство+ 2 more

Catalàblasfèmia

Češtinarouhání

Danskblasfemi

Ελληνικάβλαστήμιαβλασφήμια

Esperantoblasfemo

Suomijumalanpilkkarienarienaus

Gaeilgeblaisféimdia-aithisdiamhaslanaomhaithis+ 1 more

Gàidhligdia-mhaslachadh

Galegoblasfemia

עבריתחילול השם

Hrvatskiblasfemijahulahuljenjeбласфемијабогоху́лство+ 2 more

Magyaristenkáromlás

Հայերենսրբապղծություն

Bahasa Indonesiahujatan

Íslenskaguðlast

Italianobestemmiablasfemia

日本語不敬冒涜涜神

ქართულიმკრეხელობა

한국어모독

Latinablasphemia

Македонскибогохулство

Nederlandsblasfemiegodslastering

Polskiblasfemiabluźnierstwoprofanacjaświętokradztwo+ 1 more

Portuguêsblasfémia

Românăblasfemie

Русскийбогохульствокощу́нство

Српскиblasfemijahulahuljenjeбласфемијабогоху́лство+ 2 more

Svenskablasfemihädelse

Kiswahilikufuru

Tagalogkalapastanganan

Türkçehürmetsizlikküfür

Українськаблюзнірствобогоху́льство

Examples

“That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad was a form⟳ of blasphemy.”

“Had God cancelled His everlasting Covenant with Israel? The mere thought was blasphemy! But what did God's silence and the present⟳ dark cloud mean⟳?”

“Look⟳, I don't think⟳ it ought to be blasphemy, just saying "Jehovah".”

“Shepard: What happened to those other Alliance officers? The ones who came before me? Major Kyle: They wanted to take⟳ me away from here! They wanted me to abandon this place⟳. Turn⟳ my back on my family. They spoke blasphemy! Major Kyle: I did what I could to make⟳ their end⟳ quick and painless. I had no other choice. It was necessary to protect⟳ my children. Only I can keep⟳ them safe.”

“The fundamentalists in that religion hold⟳ that such views are blasphemy and that religion is above criticism.”

“Some historical information is given on the Panormo family of guitar makers and a whole chapter is called, "Maccaferri's 'Monstrosity'," the name⟳ given Julian's Maccaferri guitar due to the blasphemy of its having more than six strings, […]”

“The market has responded well to this type⟳ of packaging [wine in cardboard containers], even if some consider⟳ it near blasphemy, and it has had a role in bringing wine to the younger generation and to social classes intimidated by the high price of many bottled products.”

“I know⟳ this is utter blasphemy and completely incomprehensible to developers and power users who love⟳ their keyboard shortcuts, but some people just love⟳ having buttons on their screens with the exact name⟳ of their function written on them.”

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