blaspheame
blaspheame is the obsolete spelling of blaspheme.
Meaning of blaspheme
Verb
blaspheme (third-person singular simple present blasphemes, present participle blaspheming, simple past and past participle blasphemed)
- To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
- But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 3:29
- To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
- So Dagon ſhall be magnifi'd, and God, / Beſides whom is no God, compar'd with Idols, / Diſglorifi'd, blaſphem'd, and had in ſcorn […]1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 32
- To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
- You do blaspheme the good in mocking me.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Forms of blaspheame
| third-person singular present | blaspheames |
|---|---|
| present participle | blaspheaming |
| past participle | blaspheamed |
| past | blaspheamed |
Questions about blaspheame
- What is blaspheame the obsolete spelling of?
- Blaspheame is the obsolete spelling of blaspheme.
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