blas·phe·my /'blas-fə-mē/ n pl -mies: the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and esp. God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings see also amendment i to the constitution in the back matter
◇ In many states, blasphemy statutes have been repealed as contrary to the First Amendment.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.