All 3 Uses
blasphemy
in
Cold Sassy Tree
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- "'Ask and it shall be given,' the Bible says. But it ain't so." I felt blasphemous even to think it, much less say it out loud.
*blasphemous = disrespectful of something considered sacred
- Said it was blasphemy.†
- I should explain that, though Grandpa never mentioned their preachin' service anymore or invited anybody to come, old Sassy knew the blasphemy was still going on.†
Definitions:
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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)