The Only Use of "blasphemy" in "The Scarlet Letter"

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The Only Use

blasphemy
in
The Scarlet Letter
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Now, during a conversation of some two or three moments between the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale and this excellent and hoary-bearded deacon, it was only by the most careful self-control that the former could refrain from uttering certain blasphemous suggestions that rose into his mind, respecting the communion-supper.†
p. 203.9

blasphemous = disrespectful of something considered sacred

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(1) (blasphemy)
something said or done that is disrespectful of something considered sacred -- especially God or religion
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)