blasphemy

• And so it was the thoughts of these scribes, which, as applied to Christ, were 'evil'--since they imputed to Him blasphemy--that gave occasion for offering real evidence of what they would have impugned and denied. —  Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
• For a man to claim to be Son of God would make him guilty of blasphemy, and he must be put to death according to Jewish law; whilst if there was a prospect of his setting up a kingdom, the Romans' suspicions would be at once aroused. —  Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI.
• We still own enough of the business to make him ready to do that Like one who hears and rebukes blasphemy, the old man made a gesture of despair with his hands, as though abandoning his grandson to his own evil courses, and then turned on his heel and walked slowly away towards the Castle With a sigh of relief the young man stretched himself luxuriously out on the broad triple plank of the stile, and drew from his pocket a brass spy-glass which he had been itching to make use of for the past ten minutes. —  Patsy
• She felt that the conversation was bordering on blasphemy, and sought to turn it into safer channels. —  Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
• On uttering this blasphemy, a voice from heaven said, "Wicked man! —  Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)

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