blasphemy
21blasphemy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. irreverence, profanity; heresy. See impiety. Ant., piety. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. impiety, sacrilege, profanity, irreverence, disrespect, swearing, cursing, obscenity, lewdness, reviling, scoffing,… …
22blasphemy — UK [ˈblæsfəmɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms blasphemy : singular blasphemy plural blasphemies something that is considered offensive to God or someone s religious beliefs …
23BLASPHEMY — action or speech which is derogatory to GOD, the SACRED or RELIGION. In the HEBREW BIBLE and in ISLAMIC lands, blasphemy is a capital offence. Until the ENLIGHTENMENT it was severely punished in Europe and America …
24blasphemy — noun the nuns would punish me at least three times a week for my blasphemy Syn: profanity, sacrilege, irreligion, irreverence, taking the Lord s name in vain, swearing, curse, cursing, impiety, desecration; archaic execration Ant: reverence …
25blasphemy — This word (from the Greek blasphemein, meaning to speak evil of ) refers to an action, speech, or thought that expresses contempt or hatred for God or for persons or things dedicated to God, such as the Church or the sacraments. Blasphemy is a …
26blasphemy — n. (pl. ies) 1 profane talk. 2 an instance of this. Derivatives: blasphemous adj. blasphemously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF blasfemie f. eccl.L f. Gk blasphemia slander, blasphemy …
27Blasphemy (disambiguation) — Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods.Blasphemy may also refer to:* Blasphemy (band), a black metal band * Blasphemy (novel), a 2008 techno thriller novel * Blasphemy (Song) by Tupac Shakur from * Blasphemer, aka Rune …
28Blasphemy laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran — Blasphemy laws of Islamic Republic of Iran are laws against disrespecting Islam and the clerical members of the government in high positions. Blasphemy laws are in line with sharia. [ [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=11513 …
29Blasphemy law in the United Kingdom — This article describes the blasphemy law in the United Kingdom. England Wales The common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel were abolished in 2008. See now the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006. Before the common law era The… …
30Blasphemy law in Pakistan — The blasphemy law in Pakistan is found in several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including Section 295 B and C and 298 A, B, and C. It imposes a variety of penalties for different forms of blasphemy, including the death penalty for anyone… …
