(An irreverent act or utterance)

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• irreverence — noun Date: 14th century 1. lack of reverence 2. an irreverent act or utterance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• profanity — pro•fan•i•ty [[t]prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being profane; irreverence 2) irreverent or blasphemous speech 3) a blasphemous act or utterance 4) cvb obscenity • Etymology: 1600–10; < LL …   From formal English to slang

• blasphemy — blas·phe·my / blas fə mē/ n pl mies: the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and esp. God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings see also… …   Law dictionary

• JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Spanish profanity — Joder redirects here. For the community in Nebraska, see Joder, Nebraska. This article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez (low language), maldiciones (curse words), malas palabras (bad words),… …   Wikipedia

• Elizabeth Barrett — Browning Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barrett et Browning. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Elizabeth Barrett Br …   Wikipédia en Français

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barrett et Browning. Elizabeth Barrett Browning …   Wikipédia en Français

• Elizabeth Browning — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barrett et Browning. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Elizabeth Barrett Br …   Wikipédia en Français

• blasphemy — /blas feuh mee/, n., pl. blasphemies. 1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. 2. Judaism. a. an act of cursing or reviling God. b. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of …   Universalium

• oath — /ohth/, n., pl. oaths /ohdhz, ohths/. 1. a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one s determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath. 2. a statement or promise strengthened by… …   Universalium