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blasphemy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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blas·phe·my /ˈblæsfəmi/ noun (plural blasphemies) [countable, uncountable]  RRCINSULTsomething you say or do that is insulting to God or people’s religious beliefs 对上帝的亵渎;亵渎神明的言辞[行为]blasphemous adjective The book has been widely condemned as blasphemous. 这本书被广泛谴责为亵渎神明。blasphemously adverb
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blasphemyVictor's plan for this creature's coming resurrection would be a blasphemy.For his blasphemy and irresponsible behaviour, he was doomed to wander about like a sea-tossed ghost, never to rest again.The word itself is sacred, and to suggest otherwise is blasphemy.Wilful impediment of the sacred moves was not only ill-mannered, but the worst form of blasphemy.They would be joined by the H-P contingent, a cautious lot sensitive to all sorts of blasphemies against previously held wisdom.They are also interpretations that do not tolerate challenges - either in the form of offences against the king or blasphemy.Was he relishing this moment, deliberately prolonging it in anticipation out of bile at the cadet's blasphemy?It was too close to blasphemy to be comfortable.
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blasphemy
blasphemy /ˈblæsfəmi, ˈblæsfɪmi/ noun (plural blasphemies) [uncountable and countable]
something you say or do that is insulting to God or people’s religious beliefs
—blasphemous adjective:
    The book has been widely condemned as blasphemous.
—blasphemously adverb


blas·phemyBrE /ˈblæsfəmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblæsfəmi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
blas·phemies
)
[uncountable, countable]
behaviour or language that insults or shows a lack of respect for God or religion 亵渎上帝(或神明)的言行 blas·phem·ous BrE /ˈblæsfəməs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblæsfəməs/ 🔊 adjectiveMany people found the film blasphemous. 很多人觉得那部电影亵渎了神灵。🔊🔊 blas·phem·ous·ly BrE /ˈblæsfəməsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblæsfəməsli/ 🔊 adverb