blaspheme
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.blas·pheme
verb \blas-ˈfēm, ˈblas-ˌ\ blas·phemed blas·phem·ing
Definition of BLASPHEME
transitive verb
1
: to speak of or address with irreverence
intransitive verb
: to utter blasphemy
— blas·phem·er \-ˈfē-mər; ˈblas-ˌfē-mər, -fə-mər\ noun
See Examples of BLASPHEME
- He did not curse or blaspheme.
- people who have blasphemed against God
- people who have blasphemed God
Origin of BLASPHEME
Middle English blasfemen, from Late Latin blasphemare — more at blame
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with BLASPHEME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
Learn More About BLASPHEME
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: blaspheme–vine
Previous Word in the Dictionary: blashy
All Words Near: blaspheme
Previous Word in the Dictionary: blashy
All Words Near: blaspheme
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up blaspheme? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
