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Pos: Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb blaspheme has 2 senses

1.  blaspheme(v = verb.communication) curse, cuss, imprecate, swear - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
is one way to express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

2.  blaspheme(v = verb.communication) - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"
is one way to
talk about, talk of
Derived form noun blasphemer1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

blaspheme, v. t. [OE. blasfem, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf. F. blasphémer. See Blame, v.].

1.  To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. [1913 Webster]
"So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,
Besides whom is no god, compared with idols,
Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn.
" [1913 Webster]
"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?" [1913 Webster]

2.  Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse. [1913 Webster]
"You do blaspheme the good in mocking me." [1913 Webster]
"Those who from our labors heap their board,
Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord.
" [1913 Webster]


blaspheme, v. i.

   To utter blasphemy. [1913 Webster]
"He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness." [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

blaspheme, v.
1 intr. talk profanely, making use of religious names, etc.
2 tr. talk profanely about; revile.

Derivative:
blasphemer n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF blasfemer f. eccl.L blasphemare f. Gk blasphemeo: cf. BLAME


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Impiety

VB  be impious, profane, desecrate, blaspheme, revile, scoff, swear, commit sacrilege, snuffle, turn up the whites of the eyes, idolize.