blasphemy
Plural: blasphemies
Noun
- blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
- An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
- An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
Examples
- That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad was a form of blasphemy.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English blasfemye, from Old French blasfemie, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “profanity”), from βλασφημέω (blasphēméō, “to slander”).
Synonyms
desecration, profanation, sacrilege, cursing, cussing, execration, imprecation, profanity, swearing, violation
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
blasphemy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblasphemy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blasphemy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary