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Another word for blasphemy

NOUN

  1. An act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred

    See also:

    sacred

  2. A profane or obscene term

    See also:

    words

    sacred

    decent

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Another word for blasphemy

NOUN

  1. See also:

    heresy

    curse

    Antonyms:

    reverence

    prayer

    piety

    worship

Synonym Study

  • Swearing and cursing , in this connection, both refer to the utterance of profane oaths and imprecations, the latter more particularly to the calling down of evil upon someone or something
  • Profanity applies to language that makes impious use of sacred names
  • Blasphemy , the strongest of the following terms, is used of a remark deliberately mocking or contemptuous of God or something held as sacred
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      Sentence Examples

      • To say that man is precisely what God made him to be is sheer blasphemy.

      • He also had committed blasphemy by threatening the uniqueness of God's presence.

      • It was blasphemy against any religion, including pagan religions.

      • Laughter and singing in particular seemed to her like a blasphemy, in face of her sorrow.

      • We make them doubt that they are children of God, and this must be nearly the ultimate blasphemy.

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