blasphemies
Curses against God
Blasphemies is the plural of blasphemy—acts or utterances showing contempt for God or sacred things: The priest condemned their blasphemies.
In religious contexts, blasphemies are serious offenses; in secular use, the word often appears with ironic exaggeration: To purists, adding ketchup to a hot dog is one of the great culinary blasphemies.
Violating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- violationBreaking of rules
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
iconoclasm · idolatry · vandalism · abomination · impiety · pollution · degradation · contamination
Renunciation of former beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- unorthodoxyDeparture from accepted belief
- dissentDisagreement with authority
nonconformity · heterodoxy · infidelity · sectarianism · agnosticism · atheism · gnosticism · revisionism
Using profane language
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- expletivesVulgar exclamations
vulgarity · oaths · curses · imprecations · maledictions · epithets · invective · abuse
desecration
Violating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- violationBreaking of rules
sacrilege · iconoclasm · idolatry · vandalism · abomination · impiety · pollution · degradation · contamination · sinfulness
apostasy
Renunciation of former beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- unorthodoxyDeparture from accepted belief
dissent · nonconformity · heterodoxy · infidelity · sectarianism · agnosticism · atheism · gnosticism · revisionism · freethinking
cursing
Using profane language
expletives · vulgarity · oaths · curses · imprecations · maledictions · epithets · invective · abuse · foulness
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
contempt · disrespect · disdain · satire · flippancy · insolence · impudence · cynicism · impertinence · sarcasm
blasphemiesprayers
Reverent petitions to deity
praises · adorations · worship · reverence · reverences
blasphemiespieties
Acts of reverence
proprieties · decencies · courtesies · civilities · pleasantries
blasphemiesorthodoxies
Widely accepted established beliefs
creeds · articles of faith · testimonies · confessions · catechisms