blasphemies

noun

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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  1. desecrations
  2. violations
  3. insults
Noun
  • These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of desecrations
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  • The hosts talk about the precedent set by smaller violations from other EPL teams.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Commerce Department would establish clawback provisions in the event that fraud or violations of these terms take place, James said.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of violations
Noun
  • Mathews gathered his belongings and began walking toward his vehicle, but after crossing to the other side of a park fence, an exchange of insults between the pair caused a physical confrontation.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That would be a rich coda to the audio leak, considering that Oaxacans received some of the nastiest insults.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Blasphemies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemies. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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