BLASPHEMY

profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege

(noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; “desecration of the Holy Sabbath”

blasphemy

(noun) blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

blasphemy (countable and uncountable, plural blasphemies)

irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable

the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities

(by extension) the act of disregarding a convention

Synonyms

• (irreverent language): cursing, cussing, execration, imprecation, profanity, swearing

• (unholy act): profanation, desecration, sacrilege, violation

Antonyms

• reverence, veneration, worship, adoration

Source: Wiktionary

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Blas"phe*my, n. Etym: [L. blasphemia, Gr. : cf. OF. blasphemie.]

1. 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.

Note: When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence.

2. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification. Punished for his blasphemy against learning. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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