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blasphemy definition

blas·phemy (blas′fə mē)

noun pl. blasphemies -·mies

  1. profane or contemptuous speech, writing, or action concerning God or anything held as divine
  2. any remark or action held to be irreverent or disrespectful

Etymology: ME blasfemie < OFr blasphemie < LL(Ec) blasphemia < Gr blasphēmia: see blaspheme

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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