- blasphemy blas·phe·my n
- ['blæsfɪmɪ]
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blas|phe|my — «BLAS fuh mee», noun, plural mies. 1. abuse of or contempt for God or sacred things. SYNONYM(S): profanity. 2. Judaism. a) cursing or reviling God. (In the Bible, Leviticus 24:16). b) pronouncing the ineffable name of God. 3. any speech or action … Useful english dictionary
blasphemy — blas·phe·my / blas fə mē/ n pl mies: the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and esp. God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings see also… … Law dictionary
Blasphemy — Blas phe*my, n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blasphemy — blas|phe|my [ˈblæsfımi] n plural blasphemies [U and C] something you say or do that is insulting to God or people s religious beliefs >blasphemous adj ▪ The book has been widely condemned as blasphemous. >blasphemously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
blasphemy — blas|phe|my [ blæsfəmi ] noun count or uncount something that is considered offensive to God or someone s religious beliefs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blasphemy — blas·phe·my … English syllables
blasphemy — blas•phe•my [[t]ˈblæs fə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies 1) impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things 2) jud an act of cursing or reviling God • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME < LL < Gk … From formal English to slang
blas|phem´er — blas|pheme «blas FEEM», verb, phemed, phem|ing. –v.t. 1. to speak about (God or sacred things) with abuse or contempt: »Thou didst blaspheme God and the king (I Kings 21:10). SYNONYM(S): profane. 2. to curse; revile; abuse: »They blaspheme the… … Useful english dictionary
blas|pheme — «blas FEEM», verb, phemed, phem|ing. –v.t. 1. to speak about (God or sacred things) with abuse or contempt: »Thou didst blaspheme God and the king (I Kings 21:10). SYNONYM(S): profane. 2. to curse; revile; abuse: »They blaspheme the muse ( … Useful english dictionary
blasphemous — blas•phe•mous [[t]ˈblæs fə məs[/t]] adj. uttering or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane • Etymology: 1525–35; < LL blasphēmus < Gk blásphēmos defaming blas′phe•mous•ly, adv. blas′phe•mous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Blasphemous — Blas phe*mous, a. [L. blasphemus, Gr. ?.] Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature. Blasphemous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
