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blaspheme verb [ blasˈfiːm ]

• speak irreverently about God or sacred things.
• "he has blasphemed against the Holy Spirit"
Similar: swear, curse, utter oaths, utter profanities, take the Lord's name in vain, cuss, execrate, imprecate,
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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