blasphemy
IPA: bɫˈæsfʌmi
noun
- An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
- (by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
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Examples of "blasphemy" in Sentences
- He was arrested for blasphemy.
- See Blasphemy and the United Nations.
- That is blasphemy and the height of obscenity.
- It is part of the sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
- But the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
- The article seems only to mention the charge of blasphemy.
- The last prosecution for blasphemy in Scotland was in 1843.
- Muslims in the United Kingdom accused Rushdie of blasphemy.
- I have not the slightest idea of the cause of all that blasphemy.
- It was recently highly involved in the abolition of the blasphemy laws.
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