Dictionary entries for 'blaspheme'

Synonyms

curse
damn
swear

blas·pheme (blăs-fēḿ, blăśfēḿ)

[Middle English blasfemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos, evil-speaking, blasphemous.]

verb: -phemed, -phem·ing, -phemes.

transitive verb

To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
To revile; execrate.

intransitive verb

To speak blasphemy.

derivatives

blas·pheḿer: noun

verb: -phemed, -phem·ing, -phemes.

transitive verb

intransitive verb

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition