blasphemy
noun
impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
blasphemies
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pluralof blasphemy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Saban had asked in 2012, complaining about the hurry-up revolution even before he’d beheld the extent of Malzahn’s blasphemies.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2021
He spoke blasphemies other chefs recognized as hard-won truths.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
As vividly portrayed by the veteran mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer, the agonies and blasphemies of the prioress were painful and even shocking to witness.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2013
Unlike Luis Bunuel, who also deals in curiously reverential blasphemies, Downey lacks the ruthless, rigorous intellect that gives depth to such flights of fantasy.
From Time Magazine Archive
I looked, and saw the valley of my soul Where naked crests fight to achieve the skies, Where no grain grows nor wine, no fruitful thing, Only big words and starry blasphemies.
From Poems by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
