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Blaspheme Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Blaspheme? [v] speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God" [v] utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Blaspheme: Related Terms \| Find terms related to 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 \| vilify See Also \| express \| give tongue to \| talk about \| talk of \| utter \| verbalise \| verbalize Blaspheme In Webster's Dictionary \Blaspheme"\ (bl[a^]sf[=e]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} (-f[=e]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph['e]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. So Dagon shall be magnified, and God, Besides whom is no god, compared with idols, Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. --Milton. 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? --Dr. W. Beveridge. 2. Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse. You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. --Shak. Those who from our labors heap their board, Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord. --Pope. \Blas*pheme"\, v. i. To utter blasphemy. He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness. --Mark iii. 29.

Blaspheme Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blaspheme?

[v] speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"
[v] utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

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Blaspheme In Webster's Dictionary

\Blas*pheme"\ (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Blasphemed} (-f[=e]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.]
[OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf.
F. blasph['e]mer. See {Blame}, v.]
1. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to
   revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the
   Holy Spirit.

         So Dagon shall be magnified, and God, Besides whom
         is no god, compared with idols, Disglorified,
         blasphemed, and had in scorn.         --Milton.

         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? --Dr. W.
                                               Beveridge.

2. Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously
   sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile;
   to abuse.

         You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. --Shak.

         Those who from our labors heap their board,
         Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord.
                                               --Pope.


\Blas*pheme"\, v. i.
To utter blasphemy.

      He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath
      never forgiveness.                       --Mark iii.
                                               29.

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