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单词 blasphemy
释义 blas·phe·my
\ˈblasfəmē, -laa-, -lai-, -mi\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English blasphemie, from Late Latin blasphemia, from Greek blasphēmia, from blasphēmos evil-speaking + -ia -y
1. : irreverence toward God
 < the crime of blasphemy in 17th century England was the crime of dissenting from whatever was the current religious dogma — T.C.Clark >
 a. Jewish law
  (1) : the cursing or reviling of God or the king
  (2) : the pronouncing of the forbidden name of God — compare tetragrammaton
 b.
  (1) : indignity offered to God in speaking, writing, or signs
   < blasphemy … is now an offense against the common law — R.C.Mortimer >
  (2) : the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity
   < for a mere man to suggest that he was both messiah and divine could only be viewed … as blasphemy — John Bright †1889 >
2. : irreverence toward something considered sacred or held in high regard
 < an outraged House of Commons officer sourly viewing the breach of precedent, muttered: “This is blasphemy” — Time >
Synonyms: see profanation
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