blaspheme

  • 31blaspheme — Synonyms and related words: abuse, accurse, anathematize, belittle, blast, calumniate, confound, curse, damn, darn, decry, defame, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, excommunicate, execrate, fulminate against, hex, imprecate, malign, profane, put… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 32blaspheme — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swear, revile, utter impieties; see curse 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To use profane or obscene language: curse, damn, swear. Informal: cuss. See DECENT, SACRED, WORDS …

    English dictionary for students

  • 33blaspheme — blas|pheme [blæsˈfi:m] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: blasphemare, from [i]Greek, from blasphemos speaking evil ] to speak in a way that insults God or people s religious beliefs, or to use the names of God and holy things when… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34blaspheme — blas|pheme [ blæs fim ] verb intransitive to say offensive things about God or someone s religious beliefs a. to swear using God s name in a way that offends people ╾ blas|phem|er noun count …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35blaspheme — [[t]blæsfi͟ːm[/t]] blasphemes, blaspheming, blasphemed VERB If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God s name as a swear word. He cursed and blasphemed to his last gasp... [V against n] The …

    English dictionary

  • 36blaspheme — blas·pheme || blæs fiːm v. abuse, desecrate, profane, curse …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 37blaspheme — I. v. a. 1. Speak impiously of. 2. (Rare.) Revile, calumniate, defame, traduce, malign, speak evil of. II. v. n. Utter blasphemy, speak impiously of God or of sacred things, be impious, utter sacrilege …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 38blaspheme — verb (intransitive + against) to speak in a way that insults God or people s religious beliefs, or to use the names of God and holy things when swearing blasphemer noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39blaspheme — v 1. curse, execrate, damn, imprecate, anathematize, Archaic. ban, swear, U.S. Inf. cuss; profane, desecrate; denounce, excoriate, cry down, reproach, fulminate; criticize, censure, animadvert, Sl 2. abuse, revile, vituperate, oppugn, assail,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 40blaspheme — blas·pheme …

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