What does Blaspheme mean?
Definitions for Blaspheme
blæsˈfim, ˈblæs fimblas·pheme
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Princeton's WordNet
curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecateverb
utter obscenities or profanities
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
blasphemeverb
speak of in an irreverent or impious manner
"blaspheme God"
Wiktionary
blasphemenoun
Things said against the Church or God.
blasphemeverb
To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical blasphemo, from βλασφημέω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To BLASPHEMEverb
Etymology: blasphemo, low Lat.
The truest issue of thy throne,
By his own interdiction stands accurs’d,
And does blaspheme his breed. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Those who from our labours heap their board,
Blaspheme their feeder, and forget their lord. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.To Blasphemeverb
To speak blasphemy.
Liver of blaspheming Jew,
Gall of goat, and slips of yew. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme. Acts, xxvi. 11.
Wikipedia
blaspheme
Blasphemy is a speech crime and religious crime usually defined as an utterance that shows contempt, disrespects or insults a deity, an object considered sacred or something considered inviolable. Some religions regard blasphemy as a religious crime, especially the Abrahamic religions, including the speaking the "sacred name" in Judaism and the "eternal sin" in Christianity.In the early history of the Church heresy received more attention than blasphemy because it was considered a more serious threat to Orthodoxy. Blasphemy was often regarded as an isolated offense wherein the faithful lapsed momentarily from the expected standard of conduct. When iconoclasm and the fundamental understanding of the sacred became more contentious matters during the Reformation, blasphemy was treated similar to heresy, and accusations of blasphemy were made not only against people who made off-the-cuff profane remarks while drunk, but against those types of persons who espoused unorthodox ideas that religious officials considered dangerous.Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Ireland in 2020. Scotland repealed its blasphemy laws in 2021. Many other countries have abolished blasphemy laws including Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Norway and New Zealand. As of 2019, 40 percent of the world's countries still had blasphemy laws on the books, including 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, or 90% of countries in that region. Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, have no concept of blasphemy and hence prescribe no punishment.
Webster Dictionary
Blaspheme
to speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit
Blaspheme
figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse
Blasphemeverb
to utter blasphemy
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blaspheme
blas-fēm′, v.t. and v.i. to speak impiously of, as of God: to curse and swear.—n. Blasphem′er.—adj. Blas′phemous, containing blasphemy: impious.—adv. Blas′phemously.—n. Blas′phemy, profane speaking: contempt or indignity offered to God. [Gr. blasphēme-ein—blaptein, to hurt, phēmi to speak. See Blame.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Blaspheme in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Blaspheme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Blaspheme in a Sentence
We will not back down, otherwise none of this has any meaning, if you hold the banner 'I am Charlie', that means you have the right to blaspheme, you have the right to criticise my religion.
We will not back down, otherwise none of this has any meaning, if you hold the banner 'I am Charlie', that means you have the right to blaspheme, you have the right to criticize my religion.
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- blasfemarSpanish
- blasphémerFrench
- bestemmiareItalian
- blasfemarPortuguese
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