What is another word for blasphemies?

Pronunciation: [blˈasfəmɪz] (IPA)

Blasphemies are irreverent or disrespectful statements or actions directed towards sacred things. There are many synonyms for this word, which differ in their intensity and connotation. One synonym is sacrilege, which refers to an act of gross disrespect towards something that is considered holy or sacred. Another synonym is profanity, which is used to describe language that is regarded as obscene or vulgar. Other synonyms include heresy, impiety, and irreverence. Regardless of which synonym is used, the message is clear: blasphemies, and any other form of disrespect towards sacred things, should not be tolerated.

What are the hypernyms for Blasphemies?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Blasphemies

35; for suppression of blasphemies and heresies, vi.
"History of the English People, Index"
John Richard Green
I'll ride with my bright little Louie and listen to her anti-Wagner blasphemies."
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Refreshment of a spirituous character was not denied them; and their songs, and their blasphemies, and their insulting language, "rose up in the midst of the wilderness" as Govan expresses it-"to the throne of the Most High, calling for vengeance in the day of retribution, on the head of the oppressor."
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton

Famous quotes with Blasphemies

  • All great truths begin as blasphemies.
    George Bernard Shaw
  • All great truths begin as blasphemies.
    George Bernard Shaw
  • In our time the blasphemies are threadbare. Pessimism is now patently, as it always was essentially, more commonplace than piety.
    G. K. Chesterton
  • Do you believe in dreams, Uncle Simeon? I do; I believe in nothing else. One night I dreamed that invisible enemies had me tied to a dead cypress. Long red arrows were sticking into me from my head to my feet, and the blood was flowing. On my head they had placed a crown of thorns, and intertwined with the thorns were fiery letters which said: "Saint Blasphemer." I am Saint Blasphemer, Rabbi Simeon. So you'd better not ask me anything else, or I'll start my blasphemies.
    Nikos Kazantzakis
  • All our blasphemies are only little prayers.
    Antoni Lange

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