Definition
Showing disrespect or irreverence toward God or sacred things. Characterized by profane or sacrilegious speech or behavior.
Etymology
From Greek blasphemia meaning 'evil speaking' or 'slander,' composed of blapto 'to harm' and pheme 'speech.' The term evolved through Latin blasphemia into Middle English, maintaining its core meaning of irreverent speech against the divine.
Kelly Says
The word blasphemous originally applied to any harmful speech, not just religious contexts - the ancient Greeks used it for slander against anyone, divine or mortal. What's fascinating is that what constitutes blasphemy varies dramatically across cultures and eras, making this word a cultural barometer of what societies hold most sacred.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምላክን አንቀሳቅሳ
amlakn ankesaksa
BNবাংলা
ঈশ্বরনিন্দা
ishwar-ninda
CACatalà
blasfem
BLAH-sehm
CSČeština
bohoslužebný
BOH-oh-sloozheb-nee
DADansk
blasfemisk
BLAH-seh-meesk
DEDeutsch
gotteslästerlich
GOH-tehs-lay-stehr-lihkh
ELΕλληνικά
βλασφημικός
vlasfimikos
ESEspañol
blasfemo
BLAH-seh-moh
FISuomi
jumalattoman
YOO-mah-lah-toh-mahn
FRFrançais
blasphématoire
blah-seh-mah-TOHR
GUGU
ભગવદ્ નિંદા
bhagavad ninda
HAHA
kashin wuta
kah-sheen WOO-tah
HEעברית
חילול ה'
khilul ha-
HIहिन्दी
निंदनीय
nindaniya
HUMagyar
istengyalázó
EES-ten-gyah-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghujat
meng-HOO-jat
IGIG
ịkpọ̀ okwu èjị̀ èjè
ee-kpoh oh-kwoo eh-jee eh-jeh
ITItaliano
blasfemo
BLAH-seh-moh
KKKK
құдайға қарсы
qūdayğa qarsı
KMKM
ការបន្តុះបង្កើត
kaa bon-toh bang-kaet
MSBahasa Melayu
menghujat
meng-HOO-jat
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုရားကို ပုံပျက်စေခြင်း
bhu-raakau pon-pyet-hsay-hkyin
NLNederlands
godslasterlijk
KHOD-slah-stehr-lihkh
NONorsk
blasfemisk
BLAH-seh-meesk
PAPA
ਰੱਬ ਦੀ ਨਿੰਦਿਆ
rab di nindiyā
PLPolski
bluźnierczy
BLOO-zhneh-chy
PTPortuguês
blasfemo
BLAH-seh-moo
RORomână
blasfemic
BLAH-seh-mehk
RUРусский
богохульный
bogokhulnyy
SVSvenska
hädisk
HAH-deesk
SWKiswahili
dharau
dah-RAH-oo
TAதமிழ்
இறைவனை ஏசுதல்
iraivanai esuthal
TEతెలుగు
దైవనింద
daivaniMda
TLTL
mapang-insulto
mah-pahng-een-SOOL-toh
UKУкраїнська
богохульний
bogokhulnyy
VITiếng Việt
lộng ngôn
loong ngoon
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-NGOO-lah