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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

contamination, corruption, debasement, pollution

Near Antonyms of blasphemy

consecration, purification, sanctification

reverence, veneration

Antonyms of blasphemy

adoration, glorification, worship

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