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blasphemous libel

blasphemous libel noun: the legal offence of publishing material that exposes the Christian religion to scurrility, vilification, ridicule, and contempt.

Noun

blasphemous libel (countable and uncountable, plural blasphemous libels)

  1. (historical) The legal offence of publishing material that exposes the Christian religion to scurrility, vilification, ridicule, and contempt.

Forms of blasphemous libel

pluralblasphemous libels

Questions about blasphemous libel

What does blasphemous libel mean?
Blasphemous libel means the legal offence of publishing material that exposes the Christian religion to scurrility, vilification, ridicule, and contempt.
What part of speech is blasphemous libel?
Blasphemous libel is a noun.
What is the plural of blasphemous libel?
The plural of blasphemous libel is blasphemous libels.

Words near blasphemous libel in the dictionary

  1. blasphemingly
  2. blasphemings
  3. blasphemist
  4. blasphemists
  5. blasphemous
  6. blasphemous libel
  7. blasphemous libels
  8. blasphemously
  9. blasphemousness
  10. blasphemy
  11. Blassingame

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