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blaspheme

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blas·pheme  (bls-fm, blsfm)
v. blas·phemed, blas·phem·ing, blas·phemes
v.tr.
1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
2. To revile; execrate.
v.intr.
To speak blasphemy.

[Middle English blasfemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphmre, from Greek blasphmein, from blasphmos, evil-speaking, blasphemous; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

blas·phemer (bls-fmr, blsf-) n.

blaspheme
Verb
[-pheming, -phemed]
1. to speak disrespectfully of (God or sacred things)
2. to utter curses [Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking]
blasphemer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.blaspheme - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
blaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"
give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
2.blaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"
blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things"
Translations
blaspheme [blæsˈfiːm] viblasfemar
blaspheme [blæsˈfiːm] viGott lästern


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One day when I cursed providence for making me so wicked, and ordaining me to such a fate, my adopted father said to me, `Do not blaspheme, unhappy child, the crime is that of your father, not yours, -- of your father, who consigned you to hell if you died, and to misery if a miracle preserved you alive.
"Speak, then," he snarled, turning to me; "but blaspheme not against the things that are sacred upon Barsoom.
Be on the look-out, for you know neither the day nor hour when your ---- (I don't wish to blaspheme, so I'll leave a blank) --cometh.
 
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