blasphemy
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacredAn act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
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» Blasphemy is a victimless crime.
Blasphemie ist ein Verbrechen ohne Opfer. — mhr
Богохульство — это преступление без жертвы. — Wezel
Богохульство — це злочин без жертви. — deniko
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Blasphemie, Gotteslästerung
богоху́льствоbogoxúlʹstvo, кощу́нствоkoščúnstvo
богоху́льствоbohoxúlʹstvo, блюзні́рствоbljuznírstvo
(broadly, countable, uncountable)An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
- blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
Examples
21 sentencesBlasphemy is a victimless crime.
Богохульство — це злочин без жертви. — deniko
ruБогохульство — это преступление без жертвы. — Wezel
deBlasphemie ist ein Verbrechen ohne Opfer. — mhr
Blasphemy is a human right.
Богохульство - це право людини. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruКощунство – право человека. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
deBlasphemie ist ein Menschenrecht. — shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
All great truths begin as blasphemies.
deAlle großen Wahrheiten sind im Anfang Blasphemie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Praise is more valuable than blasphemy.
deLob ist wertvoller als Blasphemie. — Esperantostern
Many great truths were originally blasphemy.
ruМногие великие истины поначалу были кощунством. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English blasfemie, from Old French blasfemie, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: blasphemies| Singular | blasphemy |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character:profanationdesecrationsacrilege
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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