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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blas•phe•my /ˈblæsfəmi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. - (an act of) speaking or acting irreverently or disrespectfully concerning God or sacred things: [uncountable]shouted that what she had just said was blasphemy.[countable]to be punished for many blasphemies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blas•phe•my (blas′fə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. - impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
- Judaism
- an act of cursing or reviling God.
- pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (yhvh) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
- [Theol.]the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
- irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.:He uttered blasphemies against life itself.
- Greek. See blasphemous, -y3
- Late Latin blasphēmia
- Middle English blasphemie 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged profanity, cursing, swearing; sacrilege, impiety.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blasphemy /ˈblæsfɪmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)- blasphemous behaviour or language
- Also called: blasphemous libel the crime committed if a person insults, offends, or vilifies the deity, Christ, or the Christian religion
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