Dictionary
blas•pheme
Pronunciation: (blas-fēm', blas'fēm), [key]
—v., -phemed, -phem•ing.
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v.t.
1. to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
2. to speak evil of; slander; abuse.
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v.i.
to speak irreverently of God or sacred things; utter impieties.
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