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Veneration vs Blasphemy - What's the difference?

veneration | blasphemy | Antonyms |

Veneration is an antonym of blasphemy.


As nouns the difference between veneration and blasphemy

is that veneration is the act of venerating or the state of being venerated while blasphemy is irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.

veneration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
  • (senseid)Profound reverence, respect or awe.
  • * 1848 , , Vanity Fair , Bradbury and Evans, page 2:
    • In Miss Jemima's eyes an autograph letter of her sister, Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
  • Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

    • Anagrams

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    blasphemy

    English

    (wikipedia blasphemy)

    Noun

    (blasphemies)
  • Irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable.
    • That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad is a form of blasphemy .
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (irreverent language) cursing]], cussing, execration, imprecation, profanity, [[swear, swearing * (unholy act) profanation, desecration, sacrilege, violation

    Antonyms

    * reverence, veneration, worship, adoration

    Derived terms

    * blasphemous * blasphemously * blasphemousness