Definition of Blaspheme

1. Verb. Utter obscenities or profanities. "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

Exact synonyms: Curse, Cuss, Imprecate, Swear
Generic synonyms: Express, Give Tongue To, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Curse, Cuss, Swearer, Swearing

2. Verb. Speak of in an irreverent or impious manner. "Blaspheme God"
Related verbs: Curse, Cuss, Imprecate, Swear
Generic synonyms: Talk About, Talk Of
Derivative terms: Blasphemer

Definition of Blaspheme

1. v. t. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.

2. v. i. To utter blasphemy.

Definition of Blaspheme

1. Noun. Things said against the Church or God. ¹

2. Verb. To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blaspheme

1. [v -PHEMED, -PHEMING, -PHEMES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blaspheme

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blaspheme (current term)
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Literary usage of Blaspheme

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1857)
"It is fit that he which blaspheme IE God should die; but what equivalent punishment can he r&- ceive in this life, who shall constantly blaspheme the name ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Worship to God—but not God graven—pay; blaspheme not ; sanctity the Sabbath day ; lie honored parents ; brother's blood unshed ; And unpolluted huid the ..."

3. Aquinas Ethicus: Or, The Moral Teaching of St. Thomas. A Translation of the by Thomas, Joseph Rickaby (1896)
"Do the damned blaspheme ? R. Part of the essence of blasphemy is detestation of the divine goodness. Now they who are in hell retain their perverse will, ..."

4. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (1903)
"10 And set two men, * sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst 1 blaspheme God and the king. ¡Vnd tlu-.n carry him out, ..."

5. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1857)
"It is fit that he which blaspheme IE God should die; but what equivalent punishment can he r&- ceive in this life, who shall constantly blaspheme the name ..."

6. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Worship to God—but not God graven—pay; blaspheme not ; sanctity the Sabbath day ; lie honored parents ; brother's blood unshed ; And unpolluted huid the ..."

7. Aquinas Ethicus: Or, The Moral Teaching of St. Thomas. A Translation of the by Thomas, Joseph Rickaby (1896)
"Do the damned blaspheme ? R. Part of the essence of blasphemy is detestation of the divine goodness. Now they who are in hell retain their perverse will, ..."

8. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (1903)
"10 And set two men, * sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst 1 blaspheme God and the king. ¡Vnd tlu-.n carry him out, ..."

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