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blaspheme

Syllabification: (blas·pheme)
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Definition of blaspheme

verb

[no object]
  • speak irreverently about God or sacred things:he has blasphemed against God

Derivatives

blasphemer

noun

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare 'reproach, revile, blaspheme', from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos 'evil-speaking'. Compare with blame

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