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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesblasfemia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: blazfeˈmia
"Consideraron que sus comentarios eran una blasfemia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
"He was accused of blasphemy after insulting the religious traditions of the community."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek blasphemia, meaning 'speaking evil' or 'slander', composed of blax ('silly' or 'sluggish') and pheme ('utterance' or 'speech'). Through Late Latin blasphemia and Old French blaspheme, the term entered Middle English in the 14th century, initially referring to speaking impiously against God or sacred things before broadening to general irreverence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blasphemy" is said worldwide
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blasphème
Transliteration: blasfɛm
"Ses paroles ont été considérées comme un blasphème."
Gotteslästerung
Transliteration: ˈɡɔtəsˌlɛstəʁʊŋ
"Er wurde wegen Gotteslästerung verurteilt."
blasfemia
Transliteration: blasfeˈmiːa
"La sua affermazione è stata vista come una blasfemia."
blasfemia
Transliteration: blazfeˈmia
"Consideraron que sus comentarios eran una blasfemia."
blasfêmia
Transliteration: blazˈfẽmi.ɐ
"O discurso dele foi considerado uma blasfêmia."
ईश्वर-निंदा
Transliteration: ishvar-ninda
"उस पर ईश्वर-निंदा का आरोप लगाया गया था।"
亵渎
Transliteration: xièdú
"这种言论被认为是对宗教的亵渎。"
신성모독
Transliteration: sinseongmodok
"그의 발언은 심각한 신성모독으로 여겨졌다."
冒涜
Transliteration: bōtoku
"彼の発言は神聖なものに対する冒涜とみなされた。"
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