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blasphemy
/ˈblæs.fə.mi/
noun
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
"That imam said that drawing the prophet Muhammad is a form of blasphemy."
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
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