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blasphemes

blasphemes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blaspheme.

blasphemes is the plural of blaspheme.

Meaning of blaspheme

Verb

blaspheme (third-person singular simple present blasphemes, present participle blaspheming, simple past and past participle blasphemed)

  1. (intransitive) 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
  2. (transitive) 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
  3. (transitive) 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]...

Questions about blasphemes

What is blasphemes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Blasphemes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blaspheme.

Words near blasphemes in the dictionary

  1. blasphemed
  2. blasphemer
  3. blasphemeress
  4. blasphemeresses
  5. blasphemers
  6. blasphemes
  7. blasphemest
  8. blasphemeth
  9. blasphemies
  10. blaspheming
  11. blasphemingly

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