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I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.
Rick Moody

Meaning of "blasphemy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLASPHEMY

blasphemy  [ˈblæsfɪmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLASPHEMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blasphemy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLASPHEMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blasphemy

Blasphemy

Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a God, to religious or holy persons or things, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some countries have laws to punish religious blasphemy, while others have laws that allow those who are offended by blasphemy to punish 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.

Definition of blasphemy in the English dictionary

The definition of blasphemy in the dictionary is blasphemous behaviour or language. Other definition of blasphemy is Also called: blasphemous libel the crime committed if a person insults, offends, or vilifies the deity, Christ, or the Christian religion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLASPHEMY


archenemy
ˈɑːtʃˈɛnɪmɪ
blimey
ˈblaɪmɪ
elemi
ˈɛlɪmɪ
flamy
ˈfleɪmɪ
gamey
ˈɡeɪmɪ
gimmie
ˈɡɪmɪ
grimy
ˈɡraɪmɪ
jimmy
ˈdʒɪmɪ
limy
ˈlaɪmɪ
metonymy
mɪˈtɒnɪmɪ
optime
ˈɒptɪmɪ
primy
ˈpraɪmɪ
Ptolemy
ˈtɒlɪmɪ
rimy
ˈraɪmɪ
samey
ˈseɪmɪ
sashimi
ˈsæʃɪmɪ
simi
ˈsɪmɪ
slimy
ˈslaɪmɪ
swimmy
ˈswɪmɪ
toponymy
təˈpɒnɪmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLASPHEMY

blash
blashy
blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemies
blasphemous
blasphemous libel
blasphemously
blasphemousness
blast
blast effect
blast furnace
blast injection
blast-furnace cement
blasted
blastema
blastemal
blastematic
blastemic
blaster

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLASPHEMY

academy
alchemy
calycanthemy
city academy
demy
enemy
French Academy
frenemy
military academy
monosemy
police academy
polysemy
public enemy
Royal Academy
service academy
the Academy
the archenemy

Synonyms and antonyms of blasphemy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLASPHEMY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blasphemy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of blasphemy

Translation of «blasphemy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLASPHEMY

Find out the translation of blasphemy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blasphemy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blasphemy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 亵渎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blasfemia
570 millions of speakers

English

blasphemy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निन्दा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجديف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

богохульство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blasfêmia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মনিন্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blasphème
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghujatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blasphemie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぼうとく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신성 모독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panyenyamah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời xúc phạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெய்வ நிந்தனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ईशनिंदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küfür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bestemmia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bluźnierstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

богохульство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blasfemie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βλασφημία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hädelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blasfemi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blasphemy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLASPHEMY»

The term «blasphemy» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLASPHEMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blasphemy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blasphemy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blasphemy

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6 QUOTES WITH «BLASPHEMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blasphemy.
1
Frank Gaffney
Sharia is the impetus behind multinational diplomatic efforts to accommodate Sharia blasphemy prohibitions on expression that offends Muslims.
2
Oleg Kulik
There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
3
Rick Moody
I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.
4
Dan Savage
One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to publish, freedom of thought.
5
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Obscenity, which is ever blasphemy against the divine beauty in life, is a monster for which the corruption of society forever brings forth new food, which it devours in secret.
6
Joanna Southcott
In this manner, I continued with Satan for ten days. His answer and blasphemy were too shocking to pen; till I was worn out with rage and malice against him, I could not bear myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLASPHEMY»

Discover the use of blasphemy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blasphemy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blasphemy
The world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself.
Douglas Preston, 2008
2
Blasphemy: Verbal Offense Against the Sacred, from Moses to ...
Society has always condemned as blasphemy what it regards as an abuse of liberty This book is about the suppression of freedom of expression in the religious belief and experience; it is also about an inchmeal progression in the scope of ...
Leonard Williams Levy, 1995
3
Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories
Included here are some of his most esteemed tales, including "What You Pawn I Will Redeem," "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," "The Toughest Indian in the World," and his most recent, "War Dances.
Sherman Alexie, 2012
4
Blasphemy
"Blasphemy is an orthodoxy's way of demonizing difference," writes Lawton. In this provocative book, the author tracks the history of blasphemy from the trial of Christ through the fatwa imposed on Salman Rushdie.
David A. Lawton, 1993
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Blasphemy: Art That Offends
This is a beautifully illustrated and timely consideration of art and its relationship to authority, censorship and public taste.
S. Brent Plate, 2006
6
Blasphemy: Impious Speech in the West from the Seventeenth ...
Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, scrapple, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America.
Alain Cabantous, 2002
7
Blasphemy: A Novel
Set In South Pakistan, This Controversial Novel Is A Searing Study Of Evil.
Tehmina Durrani, 1998
8
Orhan Pamuk, Secularism, and Blasphemy: The Politics of the ...
This book examines the literary politics of Orhan Pamuk’s novels within the framework of contestations over “Turkishness,” Islam, and secularization.
Erdag Göknar, 2013
9
Blasphemy in the Christian World: A History
Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, David Nash outlines the history of blasphemy as a concept - from a species of heresy to modern understandings of it as a crime against the sacred and individual religious identity.
David Nash, 2007
10
Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking the ...
In Blasphemy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz proves that the Religious Right is misusing the Declaration of Independence in its drive to Christianize America.
Alan Dershowitz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLASPHEMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blasphemy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pakistani police save Christian couple from 'anti-blasphemy' mob …
Police last week saved a Christian couple from a mob in Pakistan that attempted to kill them for allegedly committing blasphemy, the latest such ... «Catholic News Agency, Jul 15»
2
Iceland repeals blasphemy law, in move triggered by Charlie Hebdo …
The Catholic Church argued that blasphemy can “inflict[] psychological abuse on individuals or groups”; the “'Fíladelfía' Pentecostal church” ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Stressing harmony: 'Blasphemy laws are to protect the innocent'
The PUC emphasised the significance of the blasphemy laws saying they were there to protect the innocent. He said this was why recent ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Bangladesh Islamists demand ex-minister's death over blasphemy
Hefajat led mass protests in 2013 calling for a new blasphemy law that left scores of people dead, mainly in clashes with police. “At least three ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
5
2 blasphemy convicts handed death
2 blasphemy convicts handed death ... court awarded death sentence to two men convicted of murder in blasphemy case here on Saturday. «The Nation, Jul 15»
6
Iceland makes blasphemy legal
The blasphemy law had been in place since 1940, and anyone found guilty could have been sentenced to a fine or three months in prison. «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
Blasphemy Legalized: Icelandic Pirate Party Passes Its First Bill
Iceland's Pirate Party proposed repealing the country's blasphemy law after a massacre at the headquarters of French satirical newspaper ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
8
Rights Bodies Seek Justice For Nine Sentenced To Death For …
An Upper Sharia Court, Rijiyar Lemo, in Kano, had on Thursday, June 25, this year, announced the sentencing of nine to death for blasphemy ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
The Pirate Party has just managed to legalise blasphemy in Iceland …
Previously under Icelandic law anyone found to be “ridiculing or insulting the dogmas or worship of a lawfully existing religious community,” ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
Now Legal in Iceland: Blasphemy
(Newser) – Iceland has repealed an anti-blasphemy law that has been on the books since 1940, meaning its people are now free to ridicule ... «Newser, Jul 15»

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