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Webster 1913 Edition
Blasphemy
Blas′phe-my
,Noun.
[L.
blasphemia
, Gr. [GREEK]
: cf. OF. blasphemie
.] 1.
An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.
☞ When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence.
2.
Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification.
Punished for his
blasphemy
against learning. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Blasphemy
BLAS'PHEMY
,Noun.
Blasphemy is an injury offered to God, by denying that which is due and belonging to him, or attributing to him that which is not agreeable to his nature.
In the middle ages, blasphemy was used to denote simply the blaming or condemning of a person or thing. Among the Greeks, to blaspheme was to use words of ill omen, which they were careful to avoid.
1.
That which derogates from the prerogatives of God. Mark 2.Definition 2024
blasphemy
blasphemy
English
Noun
blasphemy (plural blasphemies)
- Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.
- That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad is a form of blasphemy.
- The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities.
- The act of claiming the attributes of a deity.
Synonyms
- (irreverent language): cursing, cussing, execration, imprecation, profanity, swearing
- (unholy act): profanation, desecration, sacrilege, violation
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Irreverence toward something sacred
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