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blaspheme Definition

blas·pheme (blas fēm′, blas′fēm′)

transitive verb -·phemed′, -·phem′·ing

  1. to speak irreverently or profanely of or to (God or sacred things)
  2. to curse or revile

Etymology: ME blasfemen < OFr blasfemer < LL(Ec) blasphemare < Gr blasphēmein, to speak evil of, in LGr(Ec), blaspheme < blas- (< ?) + phēmē, utterance: see fame

intransitive verb

to utter blasphemy

blaspheme Related Forms
blas·phem′er noun
blaspheme Synonyms

blaspheme

v.

swear, revile, utter impieties; see curse 1, 2.

blaspheme Usage Examples

Object

  • prophet: Abd el Karim, as the main leader, was found guilty of blaspheming the prophet Mohammed and was martyred.
  • spirit: This is the person who has blasphemed the Spirit.
  • lot: He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot.
  • god: The more outspoken of them were chased from city to city for blaspheming the gods.

Preposition: against

  • religion: You cannot be a Satanist and not blaspheme against other religions, so have fun, go forth and blaspheme.

Used with why or when

  • who: They have blasphemed who said that Allah is Christ the Son of Mary.
  • when: If so, Jesus did not blaspheme when he forgave sins because it did not imply he was divine.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: First in verse 5 he says we want to make sure the Word of God is not blasphemed.
  • freely: Now it seems that Christianity is something to be lampooned, ridiculed, and freely blasphemed.