blaspheme
/ˈblæs.fim/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation."
- "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."
- "Mrs. Murphy: Don't you blaspheme in here!"
- "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 […]"
- "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?"
- "You do blaspheme the good in mocking me."
Etymology
From Middle English blasfemen, blasphemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Doublet of blame.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: blasfemen, blasfemer, blasphemo, βλασφημέω, blasfeme, blaspheme
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblæs.fim/
- British English: /ˌblæsˈfiːm/