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blaspheme

blasp·heme

UK/ˌblæsˈfiːm/ US/ˌblɑːsˈfiːm/ rare obsolete

verb

1.

utter obscenities or profanities

  • “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
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2.

speak of in an irrevent or impious manner

  • “blaspheme God”

Origin

From Middle English blasfeme, blasphem, blaspheme, from Middle French blaspheme, from Old French blasfeme, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía).

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