Definitions for blasphemies

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blasphemies blas·phe·my

Spelling: [blas-fuh-mee]

IPA: /ˈblæs fə mi/

Blasphemies is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 905 anagrams from letters in blasphemies (abeehilmpss).

Definitions for blasphemies

noun

1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2. Judaism. an act of cursing or reviling God. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3. Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4. irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.:

Origin of blasphemies

1175-1225; Middle English blasphemie Late Latin blasphēmia Greek. See blasphemous, -y³

Examples for blasphemies

In his hand he shall bear a golden cup full of his blasphemies.

Frightful stories were told of their blasphemies and hideous ceremonials.

The people began to tremble at the blacksmith's blasphemies.

Well he knew that such sins and blasphemies could not go unpunished.

In just that way the orthodox of old regarded the heretic and his blasphemies.

Many a cavalier breaks into blasphemies when things go wrong.

Threats, too, were loudly uttered amid curses and blasphemies.

But don't think, reader, that I make his sin an excuse for my blasphemies.

Of every other foolishness on earth his lips had babbled, but not blasphemies.

Wilhelmine, beloved, now none can read these blasphemies against you,' he cried.