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blaspheme

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Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
 : 
blas=pheme
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7 in 6 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses) (in NT : 5 in 4 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

blasphemev. t. [OE. blasfem, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasphémer. See Blame, v.].
  •  To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.  [1913 Webster]
    "So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,
    Besides whom is no god, compared with idols,
    Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually blaspheme thy great and all-glorious name?"  [1913 Webster]
  •  Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.  [1913 Webster]
    "You do blaspheme the good in mocking me."  [1913 Webster]
    "Those who from our labors heap their board,
    Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord.
    "  [1913 Webster]
blasphemev. i. 
     To utter blasphemy.  [1913 Webster]
    "He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

blaspheme, v.
1 intr. talk profanely, making use of religious names, etc.
2 tr. talk profanely about; revile.

Derivative
blasphemer n.
Etymology
ME f. OF blasfemer f. eccl.L blasphemare f. Gk blasphemeo: cf. BLAME

THESAURUS

blaspheme

abuse, accurse, anathematize, belittle, blast, calumniate, confound, curse, damn, darn, decry, defame, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, excommunicate, execrate, fulminate against, hex, imprecate, malign, profane, put down, revile, swear, throw a whammy, thunder against, vilify

ROGET THESAURUS

blaspheme

Impiety

VB be impious, profane, desecrate, blaspheme, revile, scoff, swear, commit sacrilege, snuffle, turn up the whites of the eyes, idolize.


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