Definitions for blasphemy
ˈblæs fə miblas·phe·my

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. blasphemynoun

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

2. profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilegenoun

   blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

   "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blasphemynoun

   Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.

2. blasphemynoun

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

3. blasphemynoun

   The act of claiming the attributes of a deity.

4. Etymology: blasfemie, from blasphemia, from βλασφημία, from βλασφημέω.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blasphemynoun

   Blasphemy, strictly and properly, is an offering of some indignity, or injury, unto God himself, either by words or writing. John Ayliffe Parergon.

   Etymology: from blaspheme.

   But that my heart’s on future mischief set,
   I would speak blasphemy, ere bid you fly;
   But fly you must. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   Intrinsick goodness consists in accordance, and sin in contrariety, to the secret will of God; or else God could not be defined good, so far as his thoughts and secrets, but only superficially good, as far as he is pleased to reveal himself, which is perfect blasphemy to imagine. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blasphemy

   Blasphemy is a speech crime and religious crime usually defined as an utterance that shows contempt, disrespects or insults a deity, an object considered sacred or something considered inviolable. Some religions regard blasphemy as a religious crime, especially the Abrahamic religions, including the speaking the "sacred name" in Judaism and the "eternal sin" in Christianity.In the early history of the Church heresy received more attention than blasphemy because it was considered a more serious threat to Orthodoxy. Blasphemy was often regarded as an isolated offense wherein the faithful lapsed momentarily from the expected standard of conduct. When iconoclasm and the fundamental understanding of the sacred became more contentious matters during the Reformation, blasphemy was treated similar to heresy, and accusations of blasphemy were made not only against people who made off-the-cuff profane remarks while drunk, but against those types of persons who espoused unorthodox ideas that religious officials considered dangerous.Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Ireland in 2020. Scotland repealed its blasphemy laws in 2021. Many other countries have abolished blasphemy laws including Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Norway and New Zealand. As of 2019, 40 percent of the world's countries still had blasphemy laws on the books, including 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, or 90% of countries in that region. Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, have no concept of blasphemy and hence prescribe no punishment.

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1. blasphemy

   Blasphemy is the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk or actions concerning something considered holy or inviolable. It may involve disrespect, defamation, desecration, or denial of the existence or power of a deity or religion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blasphemynoun

   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

2. Blasphemynoun

   figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blasphemy

   Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or the irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things. Some countries have laws to punish blasphemy, while others have laws that sanction those who are offended by blasphemy to effect their wrath on blasphemers. Those laws may condone penalties or retaliation for blasphemy under the labels of blasphemous libel, expression of opposition, or "villification," of religion or of some religious practices, religious insult, or hate speech.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Blasphemy

   defined by Ruskin as the opposite of euphemy, and as wishing ill to anything, culminating in wishing ill to God, as the height of "ill-manners."

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blasphemy

   Talking disrespectfully about god or doing an act that is profane; showing reverence towards a deity.

   Police should arrest all the pseudo-seculars guilty of blasphemy.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on May 4, 2019  

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1. blasphemy

   Song lyrics by blasphemy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by blasphemy on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Disrespect
   • Irreverence
   • Profanity

How to pronounce blasphemy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blasphemy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blasphemy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of blasphemy in a Sentence

1. Cyril Almeida:

   The state is awkwardly trying to reassert its primacy, but generations now of Pakistanis have been raised with the belief that their version of religion trumps everything else, the blasphemy law is almost incidental to the larger trend of a radicalized society that has slipped out of the control of a weak state.

2. John Osborne:

   Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest and cowardice.

3. King Jehovah Hohenzollern:

   Hamlet knows a hawk from a handsaw, I know blasphemy from a lie and plagiarism from a bad decision.

4. Charlie Hebdo editor Gerard Briard:

   We are a secular, democratic and atheist newspaper, the term blasphemy has no meaning for us.

5. Trev McKendry:

   Ilkhani, 21 -- were arrested in their hometown of Tehran on November 10, 2015by the Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, according to the music blog Loudwire. Citing a letter from a friend of the band posted on the Canadian music site Metal Nation Radio, it says the two were charged with blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and operating an underground record label that promotes the satanic metal/rock style of music, writing religious, atheistic, political and anarchistic lyrics, and interviewing with radio stations based in other nations. The letter said the pair had been held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly two months in solitary confinement, were only released on Feb. 5 after they paid 1,000,000,000 Rial( about $ 30,000), and now await trial. Trev McKendry, who posted the anonymous letter on Metal Nation Radio, posted a video on YouTube telling Confess that the global heavy metal community is behind them. I've taken [ spreading the word ] upon myself because my source, who is close to the band, reached out to me and specifically said that they asked me to help.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blasphemy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blasphemy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=blasphemy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasphemy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=blasphemy
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Blasphemy