Webster 1828 · headword: blasphemy
View source image ↗Irreverent, reproachful, or contemptuous speech concerning God; that which derogates from what belongs to God. Historically also abusive or injurious speech against a person.
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blasphemy
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Meaning of blasphemy
Reviling, contemptuous, or irreverent speech against God, his name, or what belongs to him; by extension in stated contexts, abusive or slanderous speech against persons.
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Root: blaspheme
Reviling or defamatory speech directed against God, his name, or persons named in the verse.
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