Blasphemy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity.
  • n. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God.
  • n. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.
  • n. The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities.
  • n. The act of claiming the attributes of a deity.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Old Testament usage, any attempt to diminish the reverence with which Jehovah's name was invested as the Sovereign King of the Jews, or to turn the hearts of the people from their complete allegiance to him.
  • n. Hence Any impious or profane speaking of God or of sacred things; reproachful, contemptuous, or irreverent words uttered impiously against God or religion.
  • n. Blasphemy cognizable by common law is described by Blackstone to be “denying the being or providence of God, contumelious reproaches of our Saviour Christ, profane scoffing at the Holy Scripture, or exposing it to contempt or ridicule”; by Kent as “maliciously reviling God or religion”; and by Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw as “speaking evil of the Deity with an impious purpose to derogate from the Divine Majesty, and to alienate the minds of others from the love and reverence of God.” Blasphemy is punished as a crime or a misdemeanor by the laws of many nations. In the Roman Catholic Church, language irreverent toward the Virgin Mary and the saints is also held to be blasphemy.
  • n. Evil speaking or abusive language against anything held sacred: as, “blasphemy against learning,”
  • n. An indecent or scurrilous utterance, as distinguished from fair and respectful discussion; grossly irreverent or outrageous language.
  • n. A blasphemer; a blasphemous person.
  • n. Synonyms Blasphemy, Profanity, agree in expressing the irreverent use of words, but the former is the stronger, and the latter the wider. Profanity is language irreverent toward God or holy things, covering especially all oaths that, literally interpreted, treat lightly the attributes or acts of God. Blasphemy is generally more direct, intentional, and defiant in its impiety, and is directed toward the most sacred things in religion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
  • n. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
    • Antonym
    veneration    reverence    adoration    worship   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discourtesy    disrespect    profanity    violation    irreverence   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abuse    vilification    swearing    desecration    sacrilege   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    obscenity    impiety    immorality    slander    sacrilege   
     
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