# blasphemy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblæs.fə.mi/ · frequency rank #19,533

## Definitions
1. An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
2. An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.

## Etymology
From Middle English blasfemie, from Old French blasfemie, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “profanity”), from βλασφημέω (blasphēméō, “to slander”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`balsphemy`, `bblasphemy`, `blapshemy`, `blashpemy`, `blaspehmy`, `blasphemmy`, `blasphemyy`, `blaspheym`, `blasphhemy`, `blasphmey`, `blaspphemy`, `blassphemy`, `bllasphemy`, `blsaphemy`, `lbasphemy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blasphemy