blasphemy

1. n. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity. Source: opted

2. n. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification. Source: opted

3. n. blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) Source: wordnet

4. n. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character Source: wordnet

5. 1. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity. Note: When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence. 2. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification. Punished for his blasphemy against learning. Bacon. Source: webster

6. n:100 n. blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) Source: ecdict

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