The meaning of Blasphemy

noun

A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

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She'd put a curse on him

verb

An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.

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At every blow there was a curse

verb

To say rude or offensive words about something or someone because you are angry

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[ i ] no coach is allowed to curse at or lay a hand on a player., if we don't do something about th…

verb

Invoke or use a curse against.

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It often seemed as if the family had been cursed

noun

A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

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She'd put a curse on him

noun

A coarse or blasphemous word or phrase used to express anger or other strong emotion.

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His mouth was spitting vile oaths and curses

noun

The action of desecrating something.

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The desecration of a grave

noun

The action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected

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People were horrified at the desecration of the cemetery., desecration of sacred sites and objects …

noun

Lack of respect or courtesy.

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Growing disrespect for the rule of law

verb

Show a lack of respect for; insult.

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A young brave who disrespects his elders

noun

Lack of respect

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She apologized for not responding to the letter and said she had meant no disrespect., it is disres…

noun

Lack of piety or reverence.

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He blamed the fall of the city on the impiety of the people

noun

A lack of respect, especially for god or religion

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The church accused him of impiety and had all his writings burned.

noun

The act or quality of showing no respect, especially for god or religion

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Science is not political, and it’s not impiousness either., he seemed to confuse childish enjoyment…

noun

A spoken curse.

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I pushed my way through, screaming imprecations

noun

A lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

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An attitude of irreverence towards politicians

noun

The quality of not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things

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The book is written with good humour and irreverence., such behaviour is typical of the cheeky irre…

noun

Blasphemous or obscene language.

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An outburst of profanity

noun

Words that are offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

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[ u ] the film contains profanity and violence., [ c usually pl ] they shouted profanities at us.

noun

Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.

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Putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege

noun

The failure to treat something holy with the respect it should have, or an example of this

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[ u ] many thought it was sacrilege to move the bones to another place., he considered the artwork …

noun

The use of offensive language.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of swearing in the show

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone