'Blasphemy' definitions:

Definition of 'blasphemy'

(from WordNet)
noun
Blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
noun
Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege]

Definition of 'Blasphemy'

From: GCIDE
  • Blasphemy \Blas"phe*my\, n. [L. blasphemia, Gr. ?: cf. OF. blasphemie.]
  • 1. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification. [1913 Webster]
  • Punished for his blasphemy against learning. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'blasphemy'

From: Easton
  • Blasphemy In the sense of speaking evil of God this word is found in Ps. 74:18; Isa. 52:5; Rom. 2:24; Rev. 13:1, 6; 16:9, 11, 21. It denotes also any kind of calumny, or evil-speaking, or abuse (1 Kings 21:10; Acts 13:45; 18:6, etc.). Our Lord was accused of blasphemy when he claimed to be the Son of God (Matt. 26:65; comp. Matt. 9:3; Mark 2:7). They who deny his Messiahship blaspheme Jesus (Luke 22:65; John 10:36).
  • Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (Matt. 12:31, 32; Mark 3:28, 29; Luke 12:10) is regarded by some as a continued and obstinate rejection of the gospel, and hence is an unpardonable sin, simply because as long as a sinner remains in unbelief he voluntarily excludes himself from pardon. Others regard the expression as designating the sin of attributing to the power of Satan those miracles which Christ performed, or generally those works which are the result of the Spirit's agency.

Synonyms of 'blasphemy'

From: Moby Thesaurus