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blaspheme
blaspheme /blæsˈfiːm/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: blasphemare, from Greek, from blasphemos 'speaking evil'
to speak in a way that insults God or people’s religious beliefs, or to use the names of God and holy things when swearing
—blasphemer noun [countable]