blasphemy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
Types & categories
- discourtesy hypernym
- profanity hypernym
Related & opposite
- profane derivation
Sense 2 noun
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
desecration of the Holy Sabbath
Types & categories
- irreverence hypernym
Related & opposite
- desecrate derivation
- blasphemous derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | profane |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourtesy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | profanity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desecrate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blasphemous |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | irreverence |