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blasphemy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blasphemy

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
Synonyms of blasphemy

defilement, desecration, impiety, irreverence, profanation, sacrilege
Words Related to blasphemy

cursing, profanity, swearing

affront, insult

violation

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

sin, trespass
Near Antonyms of blasphemy

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration
Antonyms of blasphemy

adoration, glorification, worship

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