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Blasphemy

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sacrilegenounDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
desecrationnounAn act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
profanationnounThe act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.

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profanationnounThe act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
sacrilegenounDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
desecrationnounAn act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
blasphemousLacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
profanitynoun(countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
insultingnounContaining insult, or having the intention of insulting.
insultnoun(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
disbeliefnounAn unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
atheismnoun(loosely) A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god.
thingnounThat which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
complainantnounOne who makes complaint, one who complains.
rowingnounThe action of propelling a boat with oars.
blasphemingverbblasphemous
impietynoun(uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.
blasphemernounOne who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
irreligiositynoun(uncountable) The quality of being irreligious.
evil-speakingnounThe act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone; blasphemy, slander; gossip.
profanementnounprofanation
profaningverbprofanation
blasphemous libelnoun(law, chiefly historical) The legal offence of publishing material that exposes the Christian religion to scurrility, vilification, ridicule, and contempt.

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