blaspheme
- to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- to speak evil of; slander; abuse.
- to speak irreverently of God or sacred things; utter impieties.
Origin of blaspheme
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Examples from the Web for blasphemers
Historical Examples of blasphemers
He was stern with blasphemers, whose lips he caused to be branded with a hot iron.
The Story of ParisThomas Okey
He and they were scoffers and blasphemers and professed infidels.
Will WeatherhelmW.H.G. Kingston
Alkmeenon is no longer holy, because it has been desecrated by blasphemers.
Jewels of GwahlurRobert E. Howard
He would drive these blasphemers from the sacred precincts of the temple.
IconoclastsJames Huneker
That the blasphemers are not Christians is shown by the clause "which was called upon you."
The Expositor's Bible:Alfred Plummer
blaspheme
- (tr) to show contempt or disrespect for (God, a divine being, or sacred things), esp in speech
- (intr) to utter profanities, curses, or impious expressions
Word Origin for blaspheme
Word Origin and History for blasphemers
blaspheme
mid-14c., from Old French blasfemer "to blaspheme" (14c., Modern French blasphémer), from Church Latin blasphemare (also in Late Latin "revile, reproach"), from Greek blasphemein "to speak lightly or amiss of sacred things, to slander," from blasphemos "evil-speaking" (see blasphemy). A reintroduction after the original word had been worn down and sense-shifted to blame. Related: Blasphemed; blaspheming.