- blasphemy - blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
--1 is a kind of profanity; disrespect, discourtesy
- profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
--2 is a kind of irreverence, violation
- profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"