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blasphemy

Pronunciation: /ˈblasfəmi/
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Definition of blasphemy

noun (plural blasphemies)

[mass noun]
  • the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk:he was detained on charges of blasphemy [count noun]:he was screaming incomprehensible blasphemies

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek blasphēmia 'slander, blasphemy'

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