blasphemies

Definition of blasphemiesnext
plural of blasphemy
as in corruptions
an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things in the 17th century the Quakers were persecuted for beliefs and practices that older churches regarded as blasphemies

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Noun
  • These attempts to keep down the unquiet dead were, besides being desecrations, exercises in a lot of heavy and often forbidden labor done on decaying bodies.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The idea that Watkins was an enabler of Gein’s murders and subsequent desecrations could be read merely as a part of the show’s aggressive and admitted mingling of fiction and reality.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That included adding a warrant requirement, restrictions on search queries, and enhanced penalties for privacy violations.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Mountain Mike’s Pizza location failed a reinspection on Wednesday, April 15 for repeat major violations.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are comic insults and lines of great beauty.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But instead of paving the way for some good ol’ fashioned infidelity, the liquid courage causes the women to turn on each other, with the evening devolving into inebriated insults and recriminations.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Blasphemies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemies. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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