BLASPHEME


Meaning of BLASPHEME in English

[ blas'fi:m ]

■ verb speak irreverently about God or sacred things.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

ME: via OFr. from eccles. L. blasphemare 'reproach, revile, ~', from Gk blasphēmein , from blasphēmos 'evil-speaking'; cf. blame .

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