Synonyms of blasphemy

blasphemy

noun

as in sacrilege

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 & Similar Words

• sacrilege
• desecration
• violation
• cursing
• impiety
• corruption
• profanation
• irreverence
• insult
• sin
• defilement
• swearing
• affront
• contamination
• profanity
• pollution
• trespass
• debasement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worship
• purification
• adoration
• consecration
• reverence
• glorification
• veneration
• sanctification