utter blasphemy

Frequency: 5.20.7 per million words

To say or pronounce something blasphemous, often with a sense of formality.

blasphemyVERB + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • The priest declared that to question the sacred texts was to utter blasphemy.
  • He was brought before the council, accused of having uttered blasphemy against the state religion.
  • In that orthodox community, even thinking such thoughts felt like you were about to utter blasphemy.
  • She gasped, as if he had just uttered the greatest blasphemy imaginable.
  • The character in the play stands center stage to utter a blasphemy that shocks the audience.
  • For a devoted chef, putting ketchup on a prime steak is akin to uttering culinary blasphemy.
  • The court records state that the defendant did knowingly utter blasphemy in a public place.
  • I would never dare to utter such blasphemy, for fear of the consequences.
  • Historically, people were severely punished if they were caught uttering blasphemy.
  • To suggest their hero had flaws was, in the eyes of his followers, to utter pure blasphemy.