blaspheme

verb

/blæsˈfiːm/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blaspheme	/blæsˈfiːm/ /blæsˈfiːm/
he / she / it blasphemes	/blæsˈfiːmz/ /blæsˈfiːmz/
past simple blasphemed	/blæsˈfiːmd/ /blæsˈfiːmd/
past participle blasphemed	/blæsˈfiːmd/ /blæsˈfiːmd/
-ing form blaspheming	/blæsˈfiːmɪŋ/ /blæsˈfiːmɪŋ/

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blaspheme (somebody/something) to speak about God or the holy things of a particular religion in an offensive way; to swear using the names of God or holy things亵渎（上帝或神明）
- How dare you blaspheme in front of your own father?你怎么敢在自己父亲面前口出恶言？
- blaspheme somebody/something He was accused of blaspheming the prophet.他被指控亵渎先知。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’. Compare with blame.

BNC: 43061 COCA: 38635

blaspheme verb
⇨ curse

BNC: 43061 COCA: 38635

blaspheme

To use offensive language: swear, curse, blaspheme...

Not religious and not holy: secular, irreverent, agnostic...