English-Italian translations for blasphemy

• bestemmia
• blasfemia
  La blasfemia è un reato riconosciuto dal codice penale danese.Blasphemy is a crime under the Danish penal code.
  La legge sulla blasfemia deve essere revocata. The Blasphemy Act must be repealed.
  In particolare è necessario abrogare quelle norme che si prefiggono l'obiettivo di reprimere la blasfemia. In particular, legislation supposedly aimed at repressing blasphemy must be repealed.

Definition of blasphemy

• irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable
• the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities

Examples

• That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad is a form of blasphemy.

Related words

• blaspheme
• blasphemous
• blasphemer
• blasphemeress