Dictionary

blaspheme en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈblæs.fim/ (US)
• /ˌblæsˈfiːm/ (UK)
• /ˌblɑːsˈfiːm/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English blasfemen, blasphemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Doublet of blame.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
   • Thus from the holy Warres are we return'd, / To ſlumber in the Summer of ſoft peace, / Since thoſe proud enemies that late blaſpheamd / And ſpit their furies in the face of Heaven, / Are now laid low in duſt. 1637, Thomas Heywood, The Royall King, and the Loyall Subject. […], London: […] Nich[olas] and John Okes, for James Becket, […], →OCLC, Act I, signature [A4], recto:
   • But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 3:29:
   • Mrs. Murphy: Don't you blaspheme in here! 1980, The Blues Brothers:
2. (transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
   • So Dagon ſhall be magnifi'd, and God, / Beſides whom is no God, compar'd with Idols, / Diſglorifi'd, blaſphem'd, and had in ſcorn […] 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 32:
   • How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually blaspheme thy great and all-glorious name? a. 1708, William Beveridge, A Form of Sound Words to be used by Ministers:
3. (transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
   • Those who from our labours heap their board, / Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord. 1725, Homer, “Book XIV”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume III, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
   • You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:

Forms

Deriveds

unblasphemed · blaspheme-vine

Relateds

blasphemously · blasphemy · blasphemous · blasphemer · blasphemingly

Translations (42)

no spotte (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · ar جَدَّفَ عَلَى (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · de blasphemieren (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · pt blasfemar (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · enm blasfemen (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · fr blasphémer (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · da bespotte (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · cmn 褻瀆 /亵渎 (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · dlm blasmur (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · la blasphēmō (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · mk богохулење (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · pl zbluźnić (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · nl God lasteren (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · sv häda (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · pl bluźnić (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · ru кощу́нствовать (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · tr küfretmek (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · sk rúhať sa (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · bg богохулствам (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · he נאץ (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · id menghujat (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · sv smäda (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · ga diamhaslaigh (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · de Gott lästern (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · grc βλασφημέω (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · cs rouhat se (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · ro blestema (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · el βλασφημώ (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · ca blasfemar (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · cu власвимисати (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · it bestemmiare (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · uk богоху́льствувати (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · gl blasfemar (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · fi pilkata Jumalaa (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · lt plūstis (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · io blasfemar (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · es blasfemar (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · yi לעסטערן (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · ru богоху́льничать (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · eo blasfemi (to speak against God or religious doctrine) · de lästern (to speak against God or religious doctrine)

blaspheme en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈblæs.fim/ (US)
• /ˌblæsˈfiːm/ (UK)
• /ˌblɑːsˈfiːm/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of blasphemy.
   alt of blasphemy

Forms