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blaspheme
CIDE DICTIONARY
blaspheme, v. 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]
blaspheme, v. 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.
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, vilifyROGET THESAURUS
blaspheme
Impiety
VB be impious, profane, desecrate, blaspheme, revile, scoff, swear, commit sacrilege, snuffle, turn up the whites of the eyes, idolize.For further exploring for "blaspheme" in Webster Dictionary Online
