blasphemy
/ˈblæs.fə.mi/
blasphemy noun: an act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
Noun
blasphemy (countable and uncountable, plural blasphemies)
- An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
- That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad was a form of blasphemy.
- Had God cancelled His everlasting Covenant with Israel? The mere thought was blasphemy! But what did God's silence and the present dark cloud mean?1920, John Rougier Cohu, The Bible and Modern Thought, page 325
- Synonyms:
- profanation, desecration, sacrilege, violation
- Antonyms:
- reverence, veneration, worship, adoration
- An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
- Some historical information is given on the Panormo family of guitar makers and a whole chapter is called, "Maccaferri's 'Monstrosity'," the name given Julian's Maccaferri guitar due to the blasphemy of its having more than six strings, […]1999, American Lutherie: The Quarterly Journal of the Guild of American Luthiers
- The market has responded well to this type of packaging [wine in cardboard containers], even if some consider it near blasphemy, and it has had a role in bringing wine to the younger generation and to social classes intimidated by the high price of many bottled products.2004, Touring Club of Italy, The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing and Tasting, Touring Editore, →ISBN, page 149
- Synonyms:
- cursing, cussing, execration, imprecation, profanity, swearing
blasphemy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
blasphemy in Hindi
- irreverence toward something sacred
- ईशनिंदा īśnindā, देवनिंदा devnindā, धर्मनिंदा dharmanindā, ईश्वरनिंदा īśvarnindā, कुफ़्र kufra
blasphemy in Tamil
- blasphemy
- தேவதூஷணம் tēvatūṣaṇam, தூஷணம் tūṣaṇam
blasphemy in Marathi
- ईशनिंदा, ईश्वरनिंदा, धर्मनिंदा
blasphemy in Urdu
- irreverence toward something sacred
- توہینِ رسالت tauhīn-e rasālat
More languagesFewer languages
- blasphemy in Bengali
- ঈশ্বরনিন্দা, ধর্মদ্রোহিতা
- blasphemy in Telugu
- దైవదూషణము daivadūṣaṇamu
- blasphemy in Malayalam
- ദൈവദൂഷണം
- blasphemy in Kannada
- ದೈವನಿಂದೆ, ಧರ್ಮನಿಂದೆ, ಹೀನಾಯ ನುಡಿ
- blasphemy in Punjabi
- ਕੁਫ਼ਰ kufar
- blasphemy in Gujarati
- ઈશનિંદા, ઈશ્વરનિંદા, ધર્મનિંદા
- blasphemy in Odia
- ଧର୍ମନିନ୍ଦନା, ଧର୍ମନିନ୍ଦା
- blasphemy in Nepali
- ईशनिंदा, ईश्वरनिन्दाको, ईश्वरनिन्दा
- blasphemy in Tagalog
- kalapastanganan, blaspemya
- blasphemy in Arabic
- تَجْدِيف tajdīf
- blasphemy in Indonesian
- hujatan
- blasphemy in Persian
- کفرگویی kofr-guyi
- blasphemy in Thai
- การดูหมิ่นศาสนา gaan duu-mìn sàat-sà-nǎa
- blasphemy in Vietnamese
- sự báng bổ tôn giáo
Examples of blasphemy in a sentence
- Look, I don't think it ought to be blasphemy, just saying "Jehovah".1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian, spoken by Matthias (John Young):
- The fundamentalists in that religion hold that such views are blasphemy and that religion is above criticism.2009, Francis, Business Ethics, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 139:
Synonyms of blasphemy
- profanation
- desecration
- sacrilege
- violation
- cursing
- cussing
- execration
- imprecation
- profanity
- swearing
Antonyms
Forms of blasphemy
| plural | blasphemies |
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Origin of blasphemy
From Middle English blasfemie, from Old French blasfemie, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “profanity”), from βλασφημέω (blasphēméō, “to slander”). Displaced native Old English tāl.
Words formed from blasphemy
Questions about blasphemy
- What does blasphemy mean?
- Blasphemy means an act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
- What is blasphemy in Hindi?
- Blasphemy in Hindi is ईशनिंदा (īśnindā), देवनिंदा (devnindā), धर्मनिंदा (dharmanindā). See Blasphemy meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use blasphemy in a sentence?
- Look, I don't think it ought to be blasphemy, just saying "Jehovah".
- What part of speech is blasphemy?
- Blasphemy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blasphemy?
- Blasphemy is pronounced /ˈblæs.fə.mi/.
- What is the plural of blasphemy?
- The plural of blasphemy is blasphemies.
Words near blasphemy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: blasphemy (page history and authors); தூஷணம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); blasphemy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); blasphemy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దైవదూషణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); blasphemy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); blasphemy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੁਫ਼ਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); blasphemy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); blasphemy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); blasphemy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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