# blaspheme

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌblæsˈfiːm/ · frequency rank #78,415

## Definitions
1. To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
2. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
3. To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.

## Etymology
From Middle English blasfemen, blasphemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Doublet of blame.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blaspheme