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Word: Blasphemy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek blasphēmia ‘slander, blasphemy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈblasfəmi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈblɑːsfəmi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk
Short Definition:action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God
Examples:- he was detained on charges of blasphemy
- he was screaming incomprehensible blasphemies
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