Another word for blasphemy
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An act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred
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Another word for blasphemy
Noun
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- 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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