blaspheme

Definition of blasphemenext
as in to swear
to use offensive or indecent language shocked that someone would blaspheme in church, of all places

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Recent Examples of blaspheme For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation? Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons. John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaspheme
Verb
  • Both men swear to put on a show in the biggest fights of their careers.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Some Southerners swear that haint blue also repels wasps and keeps them from nesting around a porch ceiling.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
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  • Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed.
    Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The bio-andy reached the top of the stairs, and Neusch cursed the way the verdant plants had been allowed to flourish, narrowing the balcony.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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“Blaspheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaspheme. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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