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English Dictionary: blaspheme	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blaspheme v utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" Synonym(s): curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blaspheme \Blaspheme"\ (bl[acr]sf[emac]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasphemed} (-f[emac]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.] [OE. blasfem[emac]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasph[82]mer. See {Blame}, v.] 1. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. So Dagon shall be magnified, and God, Besides whom is no god, compared with idols, Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. --Milton. 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? --Dr. W. Beveridge. 2. Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse. You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. --Shak. Those who from our labors heap their board, Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blaspheme \Blaspheme"\, v. i. To utter blasphemy. He that shall blaspheme* against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness. --Mark iii. 29.