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Definition of blaspheme verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

blaspheme

verb

NAmE//ˈblæsfim//

, NAmE//blæsˈfim//

[intransitive, transitive] blaspheme (somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they blaspheme

he / she / it blasphemes

past simple blasphemed

-ing form blaspheming

to speak about God or the holy things of a particular religion in an offensive way; to swear using the names of God or holy things

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