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Definition of blasphemy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blasphemy

noun
 
/ˈblæsfəmi/
 
/ˈblæsfəmi/
 [uncountable, countable]
(plural blasphemies)
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  1. behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion
    • He was accused of blasphemy.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + blasphemy
    • commit
    • speak
    • utter
    • …
    blasphemy + noun
    • law
    preposition
    • blasphemy against
    phrases
    • a charge of blasphemy
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek blasphēmia ‘slander, blasphemy’.
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