blas|pheme

blas|pheme
blas|pheme «blas FEEM», verb, -phemed, -phem|ing.
–v.t.
1. to speak about (God or sacred things) with abuse or contempt: »

Thou didst blaspheme God and the king (I Kings 21:10).

SYNONYM(S): profane.
2. to curse; revile; abuse: »

They blaspheme the muse (Tennyson).

–v.i.
to speak irreverently or sacrilegiously; utter blasphemy: »

Do you think it smart to mock at all the things that are sacred to God and man? Do you think it is smart to blaspheme? (James T. Farrell).

[< Old French blasfemer, learned borrowing from Latin blasphēmāre < Greek blasphēmeîn, ultimately < blas- false + phē speech. See etym. of doublet blame. (Cf.blame)]
blas|phem´er, noun.

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