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blasfemia

blasphemy

noun blahs-FEH-myah Rare

Origin: From Greek blasphemia, via Latin blasphemia.

Usage Note

Blasfemia refers to speech that insults or shows contempt for God or sacred things, and can also mean a gross falsehood or outrage in figurative use. The verb is blasfemar and the person is blasfemo (m) / blasfema (f). In Spain the law against blasphemy was repealed in 1988, but the word still carries strong cultural weight in devout communities.

Examples

"Sus palabras sonaron como una blasfemia."

Natural Translation

His words sounded like a blasphemy.

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