BLASPHEMY

Blasphemy

Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God, to religious or holy persons or things, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable.

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blasphemy

Noun

  1. Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.
    That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad is a form of blasphemy.
  2. The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities.
  3. The act of claiming the attributes of a deity.


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