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Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for (a) God(s), to religious or holy persons or sacred things, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable.〔(Blasphemy ) Merriam Webster (July 2013); 1. great disrespect shown to God or to something holy 2. irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable〕〔''Blasphemies'', in Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed, 1. profane or contemptuous speech, writing, or action concerning God or anything held as divine. 2. any remark or action held to be irreverent or disrespectful〕 Some religions consider blasphemy as a religious crime.〔(Blasphemy Divide: Insults to Religion Remain a Capital Crime in Muslim Lands ) The Wall Street Journal (January 8, 2015)〕 As of 2012, anti-blasphemy laws existed in 32 countries, while 87 nations had hate speech laws that covered defamation of religion and public expression of hate against a religious group.〔(Laws Penalizing Blasphemy, Apostasy and Defamation of Religion are Widespread ) Pew Research (November 21, 2012)〕 Anti-blasphemy laws are particularly common in Muslim-majority nations, such as those in the Middle East and North Africa,〔 although they are present in some Asian and European countries but less common. ==Etymology== The word "blasphemy" came via Middle English ''blasfemen'' and Old French ''blasfemer'' and Late Latin ''blasphemare'' from Greek βλασφημέω, from βλάπτω "injure" and φήμη "utterance, talk, speech". From ''blasphemare'' also came Old French ''blasmer'', from which English "blame" came. Blasphemy: 'from Gk. blasphemia "a speaking ill, impious speech, slander," from blasphemein "to speak evil of."'〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Online Etymology Dictionary – Blasphemy )〕 "In the sense of speaking evil of God this word is found in Ps. 74:18; Isa. 52:5; Rom. 2:24; Rev. 13:1, 6; 16:9, 11, 21. It denotes also any kind of calumny, or evil-speaking, or abuse (1 Kings 21:10 LXX; Acts 13:45; 18:6, etc.)."〔(from Easton's Bible Dictionary) – – 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「blasphemy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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