blasphemy
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blasphemy
- /ˈblæs.fə.mi/
Rhymes with -æsfəmi
Where it comes from
From Middle English blasfemie, from Old French blasfemie, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “profanity”), from βλασφημέω (blasphēméō, “to slander”). Displaced native Old English tāl.
noun blasphemies
- An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc. That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad was a form of blasphemy.
- An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention. Some historical information is given on the Panormo family of guitar makers and a whole chapter is called, "Maccaferri's 'Monstrosity'," the name given Julian's Maccaferri guitar due to the blasphemy of its having more than six strings, […]
