blaspheme

v., -phemed, -phem·ing, -phemes.

v.tr.

1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
2. To revile; execrate.

v.intr.
To speak blasphemy.

[Middle English blasfemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos, evil-speaking, blasphemous.]

blasphemer blas·phem'er (blăs-fē'mər, blăs'fə-) n.

verb

To use profane or obscene language: curse, damn, swear. Informal cuss. See decent/indecent, sacred/profane, words.

IN BRIEF: To speak with disrespect.

Men blaspheme what they do not know. — Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French scientist, mathematician, physicist, philosopher, moralist & writer, from Pensées. 1670.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: utter obscenities or profanities
  Synonyms: curse, cuss, swear, imprecate

Meaning #2: speak of in an irrevent or impious manner

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bespotte, forbande
v. intr. - bespotte, spotte, tale blasfemisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
vloeken

Français (French)
v. tr. - blasphémer contre
v. intr. - blasphémer contre

Deutsch (German)
v. - lästern, fluchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλασφημώ

Italiano (Italian)
bestemmiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - blasfemar

Русский (Russian)
богохульствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - blasfemar, maldecir
v. intr. - prorrumpir en blasfemias o maldiciones

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - häda, smäda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
亵渎, 辱骂, 咒骂, 说亵渎的话, 口出恶言

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 褻瀆, 辱罵, 咒罵
v. intr. - 說褻瀆的話, 口出惡言

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 모독하다
v. intr. - 신성을 모독하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不敬なことを言う, 冒涜する, 悪口を言う, ののしる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) كفر ب, سب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניאץ, חירף‬
v. intr. - ‮ניאץ, חירף‬

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