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   blaspheme

   /blasˈfiːm/

   verb

   • 1. speak irreverently about God or sacred things: "he has blasphemed against the Holy Spirit"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’. Compare with blame.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blasphemer noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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