blasphemes
Speaks against God
Blasphemes is the third-person singular of blaspheme—to speak irreverently about God or sacred things: He blasphemes every time he opens his mouth.
The word carries weight in religious contexts where such speech is considered sinful or criminal.
More loosely, to blaspheme is to treat anything revered with contempt: She blasphemes the memory of the founders.
Violation of the hallowed
- impiousLacking religious respect
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
- ungodlyWicked or outrageous
unholy · godless · heretical · iconoclastic · desecrating · apostasy · infidel · heathen
Invoked harm through words
- swearVow or use profanity
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- revileCondemn with bitter language
- execrateDespise and denounce
anathematize · vituperate · denounce · decry · rail · imprecate · damn · denigrate
Cultural or social prohibition
- forbiddenNot allowed
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
inflammatory · abusive · insulting · vulgar · obscene · indecent · foul · scurrilous
sacrilege
Violation of the hallowed
- impiousLacking religious respect
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
ungodly · unholy · godless · heretical · iconoclastic · desecrating · apostasy · infidel · heathen · disrespectful
curse
Invoked harm through words
execrate · anathematize · vituperate · denounce · decry · rail · imprecate · damn · denigrate · slander
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- forbiddenNot allowed
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
scandalous · inflammatory · abusive · insulting · vulgar · obscene · indecent · foul · scurrilous · offensive
blasphemesblesses
Consecrates or sanctifies
sanctifies · consecrates · hymns · atones · repents
- blasphemy lawsProhibitions on religious insult
- blasphemy chargesFormal accusations of irreverence
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