blasphemy
11blasphemy — ► NOUN (pl. blasphemies) ▪ irreverent talk about God or sacred things …
12Blasphemy — For other uses, see Blasphemy (disambiguation). Blasphemy is irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things.[1] Some countries have laws to punish blasphemy,[2] while others have laws to give recourse to those who are offended by… …
13blasphemy — /blas feuh mee/, n., pl. blasphemies. 1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. 2. Judaism. a. an act of cursing or reviling God. b. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of …
14blasphemy — A deliberate assault on the majesty of God (Lev. 24:16), punishable by death. In the NT his representatives are subjected to false accusations of blasphemy. Paul is said to have blasphemed when he had been a persecutor of the Church (1 Tim. 1:13) …
15blasphemy — noun VERB + BLASPHEMY ▪ commit, speak, utter BLASPHEMY + NOUN ▪ law (esp. BrE) PREPOSITION ▪ blasphemy …
16blasphemy — [[t]blæ̱sfəmi[/t]] blasphemies N VAR You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy. He was found guilty of blasphemy and seditious libel and sentenced to three years in jail... The MP described the killings… …
17blasphemy — /blsesfsmiy/ Any oral or written reproach maliciously cast upon God, His name, attributes, or religion. In general, blasphemy may be described as consisting in speaking evil of the Deity with an impious purpose to derogate from the divine majesty …
18blasphemy — /blsesfsmiy/ Any oral or written reproach maliciously cast upon God, His name, attributes, or religion. In general, blasphemy may be described as consisting in speaking evil of the Deity with an impious purpose to derogate from the divine majesty …
19Blasphemy — In the sense of speaking evil of God this word is found in Ps. 74:18; Isa. 52:5; Rom. 2:24; Rev. 13:1, 6; 16:9, 11, 21. It denotes also any kind of calumny, or evil speaking, or abuse (1 Kings 21:10; Acts 13:45; 18:6, etc.). Our Lord was… …
20blasphemy — n. to commit; utter blasphemy against * * * [ blæsfɪmɪ] utter blasphemy against to commit …
