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# blasphemy

noun

«blasphemy» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

God hears the nations' words against the mountains of Israel and counts them as insults to Himself.

**Interpretation.** Jewish law treats blasphemy as a grave sin, and tradition teaches great care in speaking about God and God's name.

### Meaning

Speaking with disrespect or contempt about God or holy things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blasphemy/#m1)

### Examples

- And thou shalt know that I the LORD have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying: They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour. (Prophets EZK.35.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blasphemy/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blasphemy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blasphemy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blasphemy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/blasphemy.html) on Mova free.