Piety vs Blasphemy - What's the difference?
piety | blasphemy |
(uncountable) reverence and devotion to God
(uncountable) similar reverence to one's parents and family
(countable) a devout act or thought
Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.
The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for any religion's deity or deities.
The act of claiming the attributes of a deity.
As nouns the difference between piety and blasphemy
is that piety is (uncountable) reverence and devotion to god while blasphemy is irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.piety
English
Noun
- Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
Derived terms
* filial pietyblasphemy
English
(wikipedia blasphemy)Noun
(blasphemies)- That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad is a form of blasphemy .